Drugs under scan

[Sugu]

The US-bases Food and Drugs Administration has put 3 new diabetts 2 drugs under scan for serious side effects. These are: canagliflozin, dapaglifoizin and empagliflizin

[Sugu]

These are marketed as 'invocana' 'farxiga' and 'jardinaca' respectively

[everexotic]

As long as doctors get money recommanding it, what do they care? You live or die

[kkgarg1957]

These drugs reduces sugar uptake from kidney after filtration. Causing ketoacidosis. May result to UTI / Genital infections because of unabsorbed sugar in urine. We donot know about considering these drugs in DIABETIC treatment.

[hazari]

yes my doctor advised not to take Invocana 100 , some doctors are really very serious

[ranga]

All Doc's are not keeping updates of medicines

K.rangaswamy

[Hidden in reply to ranga]

You are very correct

[Hidden]

Each and every doctors working in corporate hospitals have their target unless they are not achieved they will be fired from the job. So just to save their jobs they are forced to do. In india most of the hospitals run by politicians and pharmacist. Hospitals also working like business organizations for profit. What we can expect from them,?. And the something happens in small clinics also.

[velkumar]

Is there any news about LIPAGLYN 4 mg

[kkgarg1957]

Hey bhagvan, yeh doc tor patient ke saath kya kya karte hain.

[nkcnkc]

my doctor has put me on farxiga 5 mg. My Doctor Is Dr.Anoop Mishra<very reputed

endocrinologist from delhi.Any precautions should i take.I think this medicine is allwoed.

[nkcnkc]

my doctor has put me on farxiga 5 mg. My Doctor Is Dr.Anoop Mishra<very reputed

endocrinologist from delhi.Any precautions should i take.I think this medicine is allowed.Please suggest

[shrisamarth Volunteer in reply to nkcnkc]

This drug is new one and long term side effects are not known. It's action is by inhibiting reabsorption of glucose by kidneys and glucose is excreted through urine.

There are chances of urinary tract infection because of glucose in the urine.

What is the price? It must be a costly drug.

[mabfab]

I am in the U.S. My sister is going to start taking Invokana in several weeks. She receives her care from a nurse practitioner whom she trusts and likes very much. My sister worked for the health department of her state for her entire career (as a health educator) and she is well acquainted with the politics of drug companies. However, this drug company is giving her Invokana free of charge for a year. This is great because the cost would be $500 (US) a month, which would be prohibitive. She is being instructed by her NP to drink plenty of water and to take a fish oil supplement (for the EFAs) each day, both to prevent yeast infections and UTIs. I am very hopeful that she will be able to benefit from this medication. She wants to lose weight, as she has been obese for several decades. Does anyone know about weight loss on Invokana?

[Sandraja in reply to mabfab]

My friend has reduced his weight 55 pounds since starting Invocana. He and his wife take it. They prevent infections by taking cranberry capsules which inhibit the bacteria from attaching to the walls of the bladder. Yes it is expensive but my insurance covers it.

[mabfab in reply to Sandraja]

Thank you for your response, Sandraja. I look forward to telling my sister about both the successful weight loss and cranberry pills. In your last sentence, you refer to "my insurance". Just to clarify, my sister who lives 1000 miles from me is the person to whom I am referring. I actually do not know how an e-mail from "HealthUnlocked.com/Diabetes/India" reached my inbox or why I even opened it. I am glad that I did, though. Thanks, again.

[nairrajis in reply to mabfab]

If she is being given the drug free of cost, then, it is to be assumed that she is being used as a guinea pig.