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Diabetes Drug Quiz: Do You Know Your Generics vs Trades?
Trade names often mask the essential nature of a medication, but some of the new agents that treat type 2 diabetes take it to a new level. Here, 5 chances to see what you know.
1. Canagliflozin is the generic name for:
A. Bydureon
B. Invokamet
C. Invokana
D. Jardiance
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Answer: C. Invokana
2. Xigduo combines which of the following antihyperglycemic agents:
A. Metformin/dapagliflozin
B. Metformin/canagliflozin
C. Linagliptin/empagliflozin
D. Jardiance/saxagliptin
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Answer: A. Metformin/dapagliflozin
3. Which of the following SGLT2 inhibitors goes by the trade name Farxiga?
A. Canagliflozin
B. Dapagliflozin
C. Empagliflozin
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Answer: B. Dapagliflozin
4. When you combine linagliptin and empagliflozin, you get:
A. Jardiance
B. Invokana
C. Glyxambi
D. Xigduo
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Answer: C. Glyxambi
5. The trade name Jardiance refers to which of the following?
A. Tanzeum
B. Canagliflozin
C. Dulaglutide
D. Empagliflozin
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Answer: D. Empagliflozin
One for good measure. The trade name of the drug that combines metformin and dapagliflozin is:
A. Trulicity
B. Invokamet
C. Farxiga
D. Xigduo
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Answer: D. Xigduo
Grades
5 correct: A+ You've been paying attention!
4 correct: B Pretty sharp
3 correct: C Average Joe
2 correct: D Start carrying a laminated cheat sheet
1 correct: F Nearby P & T notified
0 corrrect: Remedial pharmacy tutoring for you!
