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Sitagliptin (Januvia)

DPP-4 inhibitor that boosts the body's own incretin hormones to lower blood sugar with low hypoglycemia risk; often used when metformin alone isn't enough.

CategoryDiabetes
Typical routeOral
Half-life~12 hours
Common dose range100 mg once daily
Typical cycle lengthOngoing, long-term

BioHack Track models Sitagliptin (Januvia) at a half-life of 12 hours, so every dose you log is decayed against that curve and the app shows what is still circulating — not just what you typed.

Reconstitution

Oral tablet; no reconstitution needed.

Storage

Store at room temperature.

Cautions

Prescription medication. Generally well tolerated; rare reports of pancreatitis or joint pain — discuss any new severe joint pain with a doctor.

Track Sitagliptin (Januvia) in BioHack Track. Half-life, dose range and route come pre-filled from this library — log a dose and the app counts your vial down, models what is in your system, and puts it on the same chart as your labs and body composition.

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These open a search of each database for Sitagliptin (Januvia) — they are not citations, and nothing here is evidence for any particular dose. The same links are in the app.

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