Diabetes Discourse

DPP-4 Inhibitors: A New Class of Medications

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Guest: Lisa Kroon, PharmD, CD Host: Steven Edelman, MD The new class of medications known as dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, which stimulate the pancreas to make more insulin after eating a meal, may be changing the way we treat people with type 2 diabetes. Join guest host, Dr. Candis Morello and her guest, professor of clinical pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Lisa Kroon, as they discuss the use of DPP-4 therapy in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.