Prandimet

Prandimet

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Uses

PrandiMet is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are already treated with a meglitinide and metformin HCl or who have inadequate glycemic control on a meglitinide alone or metformin HCl alone.

Important Limitations of Use:

PrandiMet should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis, as it would not be effective in these settings.

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Other Information

PrandiMet (repaglinide and metformin HCl) tablets contain two oral antihyperglycemic drugs used in the management of type 2 diabetes: repaglinide and metformin HCl. The concomitant use of repaglinide and metformin HCl has been previously approved based on clinical trials in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled on exercise, diet, and metformin HCl alone.

Repaglinide, S(+)2-ethoxy-4(2((3-methyl-1-(2-(1-piperidinyl) phenyl)-butyl) amino)-2-oxoethyl) benzoic acid, is chemically unrelated to the oral sulfonylurea insulin secretagogues. Repaglinide is a white to off-white powder with molecular formula C27 H36 N2 O4 and a molecular weight of 452.6 with the structural formula as shown below. Repaglinide is freely soluble in methanol and ethanol. The pKa of repaglinide in acid is 3.9, and the pKa in amine is 6.0.

Structural formula of Repaglinide

Fig. 1 - Structural Formula of Repaglinide

Metformin HCl (N,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide hydrochloride) is not chemically or pharmacologically related to any other classes of oral antihyperglycemic agents. Metformin HCl is a white to off-white crystalline compound with a molecular formula of C4H11N5∙HCl and a molecular weight of 165.63. Metformin HCl is freely soluble in water and is practically insoluble in acetone, ether, and chloroform. The pKa of metformin HCl is 12.4. The pH of a 1% aqueous solution of metformin HCl is 6.68. The structural formula of metformin HCl is:

Structural formula of Metformin HCl

Fig. 2 - Structural Formula of Metformin HCl

PrandiMet is available as a tablet for oral administration containing 1 mg repaglinide with 500 mg metformin HCl (1 mg/500 mg) or 2 mg repaglinide with 500 mg metformin HCl (2 mg/500 mg) formulated with the following inactive ingredients: poloxamer 188, microcrystalline cellulose, polacrillin potassium, magnesium stearate, hypromellose 3cp or 6cp, povidone, meglumine, sorbitol, talc, titanium dioxide, red or yellow iron oxide, and polyethylene glycol. Propylene glycol is present in the 2 mg/500 mg PrandiMet tablets.

Prandimet Manufacturers


  • Novo Nordisk
    Prandimet (Repaglinide And Metformin Hydrochloride) Tablet [Novo Nordisk]

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