CANAGLU

This brand name is authorized in Japan

Active ingredients

The drug CANAGLU contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Canagliflozin UNII 0SAC974Z85 - CANAGLIFLOZIN
Canagliflozin is an orally-active inhibitor of SGLT2. The SGLT2 transporter, expressed in the proximal renal tubules, is responsible for the majority of the reabsorption of filtered glucose from the tubular lumen. By inhibiting SGLT2, canagliflozin reduces reabsorption of filtered glucose and lowers the renal threshold for glucose (RTG). Read about Canagliflozin

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
A10BK02		A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10B Blood glucose lowering drugs, excl. insulins → A10BK Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: JP	医薬品医療機器総合機構	Identifier(s): 3969022F1029

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