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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 6, December 2012, pages 361-364

Potential Linagliptin-Induced Renal Impairment

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Change of glycemic parameters. Sitagliptin 25 mg/day was initiated in June, 2011 (month 0). The following therapeutic modifications and changes of HbA1c levels are shown.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Change of renal parameters. Sitagliptin 50 mg/day was switched to linagliptin 5 mg/every other day in February 2012 (week 0) and linagliptin 5 mg/every other day was switched back to sitagliptin 50 mg/day at week 4. The changes of CRE and K levels are shown before and after these therapeutic switches.