Empagliflozin Devatis
This medicine helps lower blood sugar by removing sugar through your urine and may also help prevent heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
10 mg
Active Ingredient
Empagliflozin
Manufacturer
Devatis GmbH
How to Use
Dosage
Take one 10 mg tablet once daily. Your doctor may increase the dose to 25 mg or limit it to 10 mg due to kidney issues.
Method
Swallow the tablet whole with water, with or without food, at the same time each day.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 25 mg, as directed by your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Shaking, sweating, anxiety, confusion, rapid heartbeat, excessive hunger, headache.
- •Unusual thirst, dizziness when standing up, fainting.
- •Burning feeling when urinating, cloudy urine, pain in the pelvis or lower back.
- •Yeast infection in the genital area.
- •Increased amount of urine or needing to urinate more often.
- •Itching.
- •Rash or red skin that may be itchy, raised, or blistered.
- •Thirst.
- •Increased blood fat levels (cholesterol) in blood tests.
- •Constipation.
RARE
- •High ketone levels in blood or urine, rapid weight loss, feeling unwell or nauseous, stomach pain, intense thirst, rapid breathing, confusion, unusual sleepiness, sweet or metallic taste in mouth, sweet-smelling breath, changes in sweat or urine smell.
- •Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, possibly causing difficulty breathing or swallowing.
- •Hives.
- •Straining or pain when emptying the bladder.
- •Decrease in kidney function (shown in blood tests).
- •Increased red blood cell count (shown in blood tests).
- •Severe infection of the skin in the genital or anal area (Fournier's gangrene).
- •Kidney inflammation.
Important Warnings
- Contact your doctor or nearest hospital immediately if you experience unexplained weight loss, nausea, stomach pain, thirst, confusion, sweet-smelling breath or changes in sweat/urine smell, as these could be signs of ketoacidosis.
- Tell your doctor immediately if you experience pain, redness, or swelling in the genital or anal area, accompanied by fever.
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to empagliflozin or any other ingredients.
- Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, making it hard to breathe or swallow.