Canagliflozin

Chemical formula: C₂₄H₂₅FO₅S  Molecular mass: 444.516 g/mol  PubChem compound: 24812758

Therapeutic indications

Canagliflozin is indicated for:

Diabetes mellitus type 2

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

Canagliflozin is indicated for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise:

  • as monotherapy when metformin is considered inappropriate due to intolerance or contraindications
  • in addition to other medicinal products for the treatment of diabetes.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Canagliflozin is contraindicated in the following cases:

Major surgical procedures, acute serious medical illnesses

at least one of
Surgical procedure
Acute disease

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