Canagliflozin

Generic name: canagliflozin [ KAN-a-gli-FLOE-zin ]
Brand name: Invokana
Dosage form: oral tablet (100 mg; 300 mg)
Drug class:SGLT-2 inhibitors

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Sep 8, 2020. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is canagliflozin?

Canagliflozin is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Canagliflozin 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.

Canagliflozin is also used to reduce the risk of end-stage kidney disease and hospitalization or death from heart problems in adults who also have kidney problems caused by type 2 diabetes.

Canagliflozin is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

Canagliflozin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

You should not use canagliflozin if you have severe kidney disease or if you are on dialysis.

Canagliflozin can cause serious infections in the penis or vagina. Get medical help right away if you have burning, itching, odor, discharge, pain, tenderness, redness or swelling of the genital or rectal area, fever, or if you don't feel well.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use canagliflozin if you are allergic to it, or if you have:

• severe kidney disease (or if you are on dialysis).

Canagliflozin may increase your risk of lower le...