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Dear doctor, my grandma have diabetes since very long time she is yet near about 60 years old and having 2 medicine on daily basic. Rx 1. Metformin 1000 mg hcl pro-longed release and glimepiride 2 mg 2. Vildagliptin 50 mg. On the prescription of one of the doctor in patna. My question is what would be the alternative drug for vildagliptin 50 mg. Regards prabhat yadav.
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There is nothing like alternative drug.Many drugs with different mechanism of action and its suitability to a patient is decided by a doctor according to clinical profile of the patient.
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