Jardiance (Empagliflozin Tablets)

Product Description

Generic Name: Empagliflozin Tablets

Manufacturer : Boehringer

Jardiance(empagliflozin)is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Empagliflozin works by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream.

Empagliflozin is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type2 diabetes mellitus.

Jardiance is also 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.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use Jardiance if you are allergic to empagliflozin, or if you have:

• kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis); or
• diabetic ketoacidosis (call your doctor for treatment with insulin).

To make sure Jardiance is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• liver or kidney disease;
• a bladder infection;
• low blood pressure;
• heart problems;

How should I take Jardiance?

Jardiance is usually taken once per day in the morning. Follow all directions on your prescription label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.

You may take Jardiance with or without food.

Call your doctor if you are sick with vomiting or diarrhea, if you consume less food or fluid than usual, or if you are sweating more than usual.

Your blood sugar will need to be checked often, and you may also need to test the level of ketones your urine. Jardiance can cause life-threatening ketoacidosis (too much acid in the blood). Even if your blood sugar is normal, contact your doctor if a urine test shows that you have ketones in the urine.

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) can happen to everyone who has diabetes. Symptoms include headache, hunger, sweating, irritability, dizziness, nausea, fast heart rate, and feeling anxious or shaky. To quickly treat low blood sugar, always keep a fast-acting source of sugar with you such as fruit juice, hard candy, crackers, raisins, or non-diet soda.

Jardiance side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to Jardiance: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.