Side Effects:
• Hypoglycaemia.
• Urinary tract infections.
• Rash or redness of the penis or foreskin (yeast infection)
• Changes in urination (including urinating more frequently or in larger amounts, urgent need to urinate, need to urinate at night)
• Constipation
• Feeling thirsty
• Nausea
Contraindications:
• If you are allergic to canagliflozin or any of the other ingredients of Invokana.
Cautions:
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse before taking Invokana, and during treatment:
• If you have type 1 diabetes because Invokana should not be used to treat this condition.
• If you have severe kidney problems or are on dialysis.
• If you have severe liver problems.
• If you have ever had serious heart disease or if you have had a stroke.
• If you are on medicines to lower your blood pressure (anti-hypertensives) or have ever had low blood pressure (hypotension).
• if you have a serious infection of the kidney or the urinary tract with fever. Your doctor may ask you to stop taking Invokana until you have recovered.
Benefits:
• Invokana tablets are effective to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.
• Invokana tablets can be alone or along with other medicines to treat your type 2 diabetes.
• Reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.
• Reduces the risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Size :
30 Tablets
Made In:
Italy
• The starting dose of Invokana tablets is one 100 mg tablet each day. Your doctor will decide whether to increase your dose to 300 mg.
• Your doctor may limit your dose to 100 mg if you have a kidney problem.
• You can take Invokana tablet with or without food. It is best to take your tablet before the first meal of the day.
• To control your diabetes, you still need to follow the advice about diet and exercise from your doctor, pharmacist, or nurse.
