Medication
Empagliflozin (Jardiance)
Half-life
~12 hours
What is Empagliflozin (Jardiance)?
SGLT2 inhibitor with strong heart-failure and renal outcome data.
How Empagliflozin (Jardiance) works
Inhibits proximal-tubule SGLT2 to induce glucosuria and natriuresis, improving metabolic and cardiorenal markers.
Empagliflozin (Jardiance) half-life
~12 hours
Empagliflozin (Jardiance) side effects
- Genitourinary infections
- Dehydration/hypotension
- Rare ketoacidosis
