Byetta Side Effects

Byetta Side Effects- Serious

• Signs of low blood sugar including (headache, hunger, weakness, sweating, confusion, irritability, dizziness, fast heart rate, or feeling jittery)
• Aches such as ongoing pain that begins in the upper left or middle part of the stomach but can spread to the back, or dull ache in the mid to lower back
• Signs of allergic reaction such as swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, eyes, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs; difficulty breathing or swallowing;  hives, rash, or itching
• Changes in urination such as changes in the color, amount or frequency
• Other side effects such as changes in appetite or digestion, hoarseness, excessive tiredness

Byetta Side Effects- Common

• Gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and indigestion
• Nervous system side effects such as dizziness, headache and feeling jittery
• Dermatologic side effects such as hair loss
• General side effects including weakness and weight loss

Warnings & Recalls for Byetta

FDA Alerts

Family Planning Warnings

General Warnings

• an allergy to exenatide, which is the active ingredient in Byetta, or any other medications
• Kidney problems, including kidney failure
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Diabetic gastroparesis or other digestive tract condition
• Pancreatitis

Interactions

• Acetaminophen
• Antibiotics
• Lovastatin (Mevacor)
• Oral Contraceptives
• Warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven)
• Alcohol

Byetta Treatment and Use

What is Byetta?

Byetta | Exenatide, approved by the FDA in 2005, is prescribed in conjunction with diet and exercise to treat diabetes mellitus type 2.

How Byetta works

There are 5 mechanisms of response when it comes to the drug Byetta:

1. Byetta augments pancreas response in insulin secretion as a result of eating meals.  The yield is usually the release of a higher and appropriate amount of insulin that assists in lowering the rise of blood sugar as a result of eating.
2. Byetta suppresses pancreatic release of glucagon as a response to eating, which in turn stops the liver from the overproduction of sugar when its not needed.  This is turn prevents hyperglycemia.
3. Byetta assists in the slowing down of gastric emptying and thus decreases the rate in which glucose that’s derived from a meal enters into the bloodstream.
4. Byetta has a distinctly subtle yet prolonged effect which reduces appetite, to promote satiety through hypothalamic receptors.
5. Byetta reduces fat content of the liver.

Byetta Dosage

Byetta is injected in the thigh, abdomen or upper arm in 5 mcg doses, twice daily, at approximately one hour periods before each of the two main meals of the day. Byetta should not be administered after a meal. After one month of therapy, the dosage may be increased to 10 msg twice daily. As of 2012, a once-weekly injection has been approved under the name Bydureon.

Other Names for Byetta

Generic Name

• Exenatide

Brand Name

• Byetta


• Bydureon

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