Qtern generic name?

What is Qtern’s generic name?

Qtern is the brand name for a fixed-dose diabetes medicine that contains dapagliflozin + saxagliptin. The generic name is therefore dapagliflozin/saxagliptin [1].

What do the individual components mean?

Qtern combines:
- Dapagliflozin, an SGLT2 inhibitor
- Saxagliptin, a DPP-4 inhibitor
Together, they target blood sugar control from two different mechanisms [1].

Is the generic still called Qtern by some sources?

Usually, the medicine will be referred to by the generic combination name (dapagliflozin/saxagliptin) rather than “Qtern.” Qtern is the brand used to market that combination [1].

Sources

1. https://www.drugs.com/brand/qtern.html