Farxiga

Generic name:dapagliflozin [ DAP-a-gli-FLOE-zin ]
Drug class:SGLT-2 inhibitors

Medically reviewed by Sanjai Sinha, MD. Last updated on Nov 3, 2021.

What is Farxiga?

Farxiga is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Dapagliflozin works by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream.

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

Farxiga is also used to lower the risk of death from heart attack, stroke, or heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have heart disease.

Farxiga is also used to lower the risk of needing to be in the hospital for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have heart disease.

Farxiga is also used to lower the risk of further worsening of kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), death due to cardiovascular disease, and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease.

Warnings

You should not use Farxiga if you have diabetic ketoacidosis, severe kidney disease, or if you are on dialysis.

Tell your doctor if you are sick with vomiting or diarrhea, or if you eat or drink less than usual.

Taking Farxiga can make you dehydrated, which could cause you to feel weak or dizzy (especially when you stand up).

Farxiga can cause serious infections in the penis or vagina. Get medical help right away if you have burning, itching, odor, discharge, pain, tendern...