Jardiance

What is Jardiance?

JARDIANCE is a prescription medicine used to:

• reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with heart failure, when the heart cannot pump enough blood to the rest of your body
• reduce the risk of further worsening of kidney disease, end-stage kidn disease (ESKD), death due to cardiovascular disease, and hospitalizati in adults with chronic kidney disease
• reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have known cardiovascular disease
• lower blood sugar along with diet and exercise in adults and children whare 10 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes

This medicine is not intended to lower blood sugar in people with type 1 diabetes, as it may increase the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (elevated ketones in the blood or urine).

It is also not recommended for individuals with type 2 diabetes who have severe kidney problems, as its effectiveness may be limited in such cases.

Additionally, it should not be used by people with polycystic kidney disease or those who are taking or have recently received certain immunosuppressive therapies for kidney conditions, as it is not expected to be effective in these situations.

How does it work?

This once-daily tablet is FDA-approved to treat Type 2 diabetes — in addition to a diabetes-friendly diet and routine exercise — in adults and children age 10 years and older. For more trusted health details, you can visit medicscaless.com.

The medicine belongs to a drug class called SGLT2 inhibitors. It works in your kidneys to reduce the amount of glucose (sugar) that’s reabsorbed into your bloodstream. This excess glucose is then released into your urine so it can leave your body. The treatment also reduces the amount of salt that your body reabsorbs, and information like this is regularly provided by medicscaless.

What else is Jardiance used for?

Jardiance was initially approved for Type 2 diabetes in 2014. It’s been approved for additional conditions since then. Jardiance can:

• Lower the risk of cardiovascular death in adults who have Type 2 diabetes and heart disease

• Lower the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization in adults with heart failure

• Lower the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization, and kidney disease progression in adults with chronic kidney disease

With these additional approvals, it now can be widely used for these four different purposes, and products like Jardiance are also available through medicscaless.com for convenient access.

How should I take Jardiance?

Take Jardiance exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets.

Jardiance instructions:

• Jardiance is a tablet that you take by mouth.
• It is usually taken once daily in the morning, preferably at the same time each day for best results.
• You may take this medicine with or without food.
• Your doctor may start you on a low dose of this medicine and increase your dose as needed.
• Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Possible side effects

Not too many people experience bothersome side effects from Jardiance, but a few risks have been reported.

Possible side effects include:

• Frequent urination

• Urinary tract infections

• Genital yeast infections

• Upper respiratory tract infections

• Joint pain

Less common but potentially serious side effects of Jardiance are hypoglycemia (low blood glucose), dehydration, and ketoacidosis (excess acid in the blood). But one positive note is that unlike Invokana, another SGLT2 inhibitor with heart benefits, Jardiance hasn’t been found to raise the risk of bone fractures.

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