Generic name:empagliflozin [ EM-pa-gli-FLOE-zin ]
Drug class:SGLT-2 inhibitors
What is Jardiance?
Jardiance is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Empagliflozin works by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream.
Jardiance is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jardiance is 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.
Jardiance is also used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure (when the heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to the rest of your body) in adults with heart failure.
Jardiance is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Warnings
Stop taking Jardiance and call your doctor at once if you have signs of a serious side effect, such as stomach pain, vomiting, tiredness, or trouble breathing.
You should not use Jardiance if you have severe kidney disease or if you are on dialysis, or if you have diabetic ketoacidosis.
Taking Jardiance can make you dehydrated, which could cause you to feel weak or dizzy (especially when you stand up).
Tell your doctor if you are sick with vomiting or diarrhea, or if you eat or drink less than usual.
Jardiance can cause serious infections in the penis or vagina. Get medical help right away if you have burning, itching, odor, discharge, pain, tenderness, redness or swel...
