Farxiga (Dapagliflozin) prescription available online

Type 2 diabetes

Farxiga is FDA-approved for use in adults with type 2 diabetes. With FDA approval, Farxiga may be used by people with type 2 diabetes to:

• Lower glucose levels when combined with a healthy diet and regular exercise.

• Help those with heart problems or heart disease risk factors and avoid hospitalization for heart failure in adults.

Diabetes is a disease that lasts for a long time. When you have diabetes, your blood sugar (glucose) levels rise. The hormone insulin typically aids in transporting glucose from the blood into the body's cells. (Glucose serves as an energy source after it enters your cells.)

With type 2 diabetes, however, the body's cells do not react to insulin as they should. And if you have diabetes and it worsens, your body may not produce enough insulin.

If you don't manage type 2 diabetes, your blood sugar level can always stay high. And this can lead to several problems that can be very serious, like heart failure.

Heart failure

Farxiga is approved for the treatment of adults with heart problems. People who have a decreased ejection fraction (EF) are the ones who are prescribed this medication so that they may lower their risk of:

• Hospitalized for heart failure

• Cardiovascular death (issues with the heart or blood vessels).

Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot effectively circulate blood throughout the body. Without enough blood supply, the body cannot perform its regular functions. Typical signs of heart failure include breathing problems, fatigue, and swelling in your ankles, legs, and feet.

Chronic kidney disease

FDA-approved Farxiga reduces risks for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which may worsen. It prevents:

• Low GFR, which indicates end-stage kidney disease.

• Heart or blood vessel problems that cause cardiovascular disease.

• cardiac hospitalization

Chronic renal disease makes your kidneys less effective in filtering blood. This disease may progress to renal failure. Kidney symptoms include decreased urine, dark or blood in urine, tiredness, and high blood pressure.

If you've experienced polycystic kidney disease, please let your physician know.

The side effects of taking Farxiga are typically minor and inconsequential, but you may have a more severe reaction in some cases. Most side effects of Farxiga are associated with the medication's diuretic effect and include increased urinary tract infection, dry mouth, thirst, dizziness, or lightheadedness. Farxiga has some common side effects. They may include:

• Constipation

• Serious urinary tract infections (UTI)

• Genital yeast infection in women

• Respiratory infection

• Increased urination

• Back pain

• Nausea

• Increased cholesterol levels

Other side effects, which are less common but might be more severe, could include:

• Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar level) or potentially fatal high blood sugar levels (hyperglycemia) if you have diabetes and are taking insulin or other diabetes medication

• Allergic reaction: Trouble breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Ketoacidosis: People with diabetes can get a dangerous condition called ketoacidosis. Ketoacidosis is a buildup of acids in the blood. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, tiredness, and shortness of breath.

• Fournier's gangrene: A severe and potentially fatal condition involving tissue breakdown in the genitals or anus.

• Dehydration: Because Farxiga causes you to urinate more frequently, it can also lead to dehydration.

You should call your healthcare professional if you notice any of these side effects or develop other new or concerning symptoms.

Farxiga in young children under age 12 is not advised because it can cause potentially fatal high blood sugar levels.

Do not take Farxiga if you are allergic to dapagliflozin or any of the ingredients in Farxiga.

Stop taking Farxiga and tell your doctor immediately if you become pregnant during treatment with Farxiga. If you are breastfeeding, you shouldn't take Farxiga. No one knows if the drug can enter the breast milk and harm the infant.

Alternatives for heart failure

Other medications that you may use to lower the risk of problems in heart failure patients include:

• Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, such as:

• Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), such as:

Alternatives for type 2 diabetes

Other medications that you may use to lower the risk of problems in diabetes patients include:

• SGLT2 sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, such as:

• Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, such as:

Alternatives for kidney disease

Other medications that may be prescribed to lower the risk in kidney patients include:

• Phosphate binders, such as:

• Vitamin D analogs, such as: