Guideline Summary NGC (2016): Canagliflozin, dapagliflozin and empagliflozin as monotherapies for treating type 2 diabetes

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
June 14, 2016 – Canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and Dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR) External Web Site Policy: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strengthened the existing warning about the risk of acute kidney injury for the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR). Based on recent reports, they have revised the warnings in the drug labels to include information about acute kidney injury and added recommendations to minimize this risk.