Dapagliflozin Orion
Dapagliflozin Orion helps your body remove extra sugar, salt, and water through your urine, which helps treat diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
5 mg
Active Ingredient
Dapagliflozin propanediol monohydrate
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
The usual dose is one 10 mg tablet once a day; your doctor might start you on a 5 mg dose if you have liver problems.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with half a glass of water, with or without food, and try to take it at the same time each day to help you remember.
Important
Do not take more than one 10 mg tablet per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Yeast infection in the genitals (penis or vagina), causing irritation, itching, or unusual discharge/odor
- •Back pain
- •Urinating more often or in larger amounts than usual
- •Changes in blood cholesterol or fat levels (seen in lab tests)
- •Increase in red blood cells (seen in lab tests)
- •Initial decrease in kidney function (seen in lab tests)
- •Dizziness
- •Rash
- •Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) symptoms: shaking, sweating, fast heartbeat, hunger, headache, changes in vision, or confusion
RARE
- •Dehydration (very dry or sticky mouth, urinating little or not at all, fast heartbeat)
- •Thirst
- •Constipation
- •Waking up at night to urinate
- •Dry mouth
- •Weight loss
- •Initial increase in creatinine in blood (seen in lab tests)
- •Initial increase in urea in blood (seen in lab tests)
- •Kidney inflammation (tubulointerstitial nephritis)
Important Warnings
- If you have diabetes and experience severe nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, extreme thirst, confusion, unusual sleepiness, sweet-smelling breath, or rapid weight loss, contact a doctor immediately. These could be signs of diabetic ketoacidosis, a rare but serious condition that needs urgent medical care.
- Seek immediate medical help if you experience pain, tenderness, redness, or swelling in the genital or anal area, especially with fever or feeling unwell, as this could be a sign of a rare but life-threatening infection called Fournier's gangrene.
- Contact your doctor if you have symptoms of a severe urinary tract infection, such as fever, chills, burning sensation when urinating, or pain in your back or side. Tell your doctor immediately if you notice blood in your urine.
- If you have diabetes and are taking other medications like insulin or sulfonylureas, watch for signs of low blood sugar such as shaking, sweating, fast heartbeat, hunger, headache, changes in vision, or confusion, and contact your doctor if these occur.