Description
Jardiance 25mg (empagliflozin)
What is Jardiance 25mg (empagliflozin) ?
Jardiance 25mg (empagliflozin) is an oral medication used to improve glycemia (blood glucose) control in patients with type 2 diabetes. Jardiance is a sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT2) inhibitor.
Jardiance 25mg is also used for people with type 2 diabetes who also have cardiovascular disease. It is used in addition to diet, exercise and other medications to reduce the risk of dying from cardiac disease.
Forms
10 mg
Each pale yellow, round, biconvex and bevelled-edged, film-coated tablet, debossed with “S10” on one side and the Boehringer Ingelheim company symbol on the other side, contains 10 mg of empagliflozin. Nonmedicinal ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, macrogol, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide, talc, and yellow ferric oxide.
25 mg
Each pale yellow, oval, biconvex, film-coated tablet, debossed with “S25” on one side and the Boehringer Ingelheim company symbol on the other side, contains 25 mg of empagliflozin. Nonmedicinal ingredients: colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, macrogol, microcrystalline cellulose, titanium dioxide, talc, and yellow ferric oxide.
How to use ?
The usual starting dose of empagliflozin is 10 mg taken by mouth once a day. Depending on how effectively it reduces your blood glucose, your doctor may increase the dose to 25 mg taken once a day.
Empagliflozin may be taken at any time of the day, with or without food. The tablet must be swallowed whole. Do not cut or chew the tablets.
Store this medication at room temperature, protect it from light and moisture, and keep it out of the reach of children.
Side effects
The most common side effects of Jardiance are:
Urinary tract infections
Female genital fungal infections
Upper respiratory tract infection
Increased cholesterol
Joint pain
Nausea
Increased creatinine
Increased urination
Other possible side effects of Jardiance include:
Volume depletion and associated conditions, which include:
Dehydration
Fainting
Thirst
Low blood pressure
Orthostatic hypotension
Serious side effects of Jardiance include:
Hypotension
Kidney failure
Ketoacidosis
Kidney infections (pyelonephritis)
Hypoglycemia (when combined with insulin or sulfonylureas)
Interactions
There may be an interaction between empagliflozin and any of the following:
acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
androgens (e.g., methyltestosterone, nandrolone, testosterone)
angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs; captopril, enalapril, ramipril)
atypical antipsychotics (e.g., clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone)
diabetes medications (e.g., chlorpropamide, glipizide, glyburide, insulin, metformin, nateglinide, rosiglitazone)
disopyramide
diuretics (water pills; e.g., furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, triamterene)
duloxetine
estrogens (e.g., conjugated estrogen, estradiol, ethinyl estradiol)
everolimus
glucagon
HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., atazanavir, indinavir, ritonavir, saquinavir)
inhaled corticosteroids (e.g., budesonide, ciclesonide, fluticasone)
lanreotide
levodopa
mifepristone
monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs; e.g., moclobemide, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine)
octreotide
oral corticosteroids (e.g., dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, prednisone)
pasireotide
pentamidine
progestins (e.g., dienogest, levonorgestrel, medroxyprogesterone, norethindrone)
quinine
quinolone antibiotics (e.g., ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin)
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; e.g., citalopram, duloxetine, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline)
somatostatin
sulfonamide antibiotics (“sulfas”; e.g., sulfisoxazole, sulfamethoxazole)
tacrolimus
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