Exenatide extended release and Kava

• Generic Name: exenatide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

  Byetta Prefilled Pen, Bydureon, Bydureon BCise, Bydureon Pen, Bydureon Tray

This medication guide provides information about the Bydureon brand of exenatide. Byetta is another brand of exenatide that is not covered in this medication guide.

Exenatide is an injectable diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. This medication helps your pancreas produce insulin more efficiently. Bydureon is a long-acting form of exenatide.

Bydureon is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Bydureon is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

Bydureon may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: kava
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

Kava is a plant also known as Ava, Ava Root, Awa, Intoxicating Long Pepper, Kao, Kavain, Kavapipar, Kawa, Kawapfeffer, Kew, Lawena, Malohu, Maluk, Maori Kava, Meruk, Milik, Piper methysticum, Poivre des Cannibales, Poivre des Papous, Rauschpfeffer, Rhizome Di Kava-Kava, Sakau, Tonga, Waka, Wurzelstock, Yagona, Yangona, Yaqona, Yaquon, Yongona.

Kava has been used in alternative medicine as a possibly effective aid in treating anxiety.

Other uses not proven with research have included cancer prevention, insomnia, depression, attention deficit disorder, preventing sedative withdrawal symptoms (from medicines such as Valium, Xanax, or Tranzene), and other conditions.

It is not certain whether kava is effective in treating any medical condition. Medicinal use of this product has not been approved by the FDA. Kava should not be used in place of medication prescribed for you by your doctor.

Kava is often sold as an herbal supplement. There are no regulated manufacturing standards in place for many herbal compounds and some marketed supplements have been found to be contaminated with toxic metals or other drugs. Herbal/health supplements should be purchased from a reliable source to minimize the risk of contamination.

Kava may also be used for purposes not listed in this product guide.