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Active ingredient: Empagliflozin

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About Empagliflozin

Hypoglycaemic excluding Insulin

Uses

Type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled by diet and exercise; as monotherapy when metformin is not tolerated; or with other hypoglycaemic including insulin, when these alone are inadequate.

How to take it

Adults: 10 mg once daily, increase to 25 mg once daily if necessary. In combination therapy consider lower dose of insulin/sulfonylurea. Children: Not recommended.

Side effects

Genital infection, UTI, increased urination, pruritus. In combination therapy hypoglycaemia.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy: Contraindicated in pregnancy. Lactation: Contraindicated or not recommended. Contraindications: Diabetic ketoacidosis, Elderly (> 85 years), severe hepatic or renal impairment (eGFR <45ml/min/1.73msq). Precautions: Moderate renal impairment. Monitor renal function before starting treatment and at least annually thereafter. Monitor volume status and electrolyte in patient at risk of volume depletion. Risk of diabetic ketoacidosis; warn patients to report symptoms immediately and test ketone level if occur. Pyelonephritis, urosepsis. Patients will test positive for glycosuria. Cardiovascular disease, history of tension. Elderly >75 years.

Advice

Take with meals.

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Interactions with Empagliflozin

Diuretics, antihypertensive, agents that affect renal function, UGT enzyme inducers.

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