Dapagliflozin
Therapeutic Group
Blood Glucose Lowering Drugs, Excluding InsulinIndication Dosage
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus As Monotherapy (if Metformin Inappropriate), Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Combination With Insulin Or Other Antidiabetic Drugs (if Existing Treatment Fails To Achieve Adequate Glycaemic Control):
- Adult 18-74 Yrs: 10 Mg Once Daily
- Adult 75 Yrs And Over: Initiation Not Recommended
Content
- Tab 5mg/10mg
- Dapagliflozin 5mg/10mg
Pregnancy
Contraindicated
Stability
- Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter 2 Inhibitors (sglt2)
Contra Indications
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Elderly Over 80 Yrs Age, Moderate To Severe Renal Failure, Volume Depletion
Precautions
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Elderly Over 80 Yrs Age, Moderate To Severe Renal Failure, Volume Depletion
Lactation
- Contraindicated
Side Effects
- Genital Infection
- Hypoglycaemia (in Combination With Insulin Or Sulfonylurea)
- Polyuria
- Pruritus
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Dysuria
- Haematocrit
- Volume Depletion (rare)