Suicide attempt by an overdose of sitagliptin, an oral hypoglycemic agent: A case report and a review of the literature
Abstract
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are a newer class of oral hypoglycemic agents for the management of diabetes that elevate the plasma concentration of active glucagon-like peptide-1 via inhibition of DPP-4. They effectively lower not only glycosylated hemoglobin levels, but also fasting and postprandial plasma glucose levels. Patients with diabetes occasionally consume an overdose of oral hypoglycemic agents in suicide attempts: the...
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Title
Suicide attempt by an overdose of sitagliptin, an oral hypoglycemic agent: A case report and a review of the literature
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
Journal
Volume
59
Issue
4
Pages
329 - 333
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