New Medication for Kidney Disease

[Pepperthedog]

Over many years I've had many different medications for PKD, as my eGFR slowly declined and my blood pressure rose. Recently, I came across a new medication called Empagliflozin, that was developed for diabetic patients but was more recently found not only to reduce blood pressure, but actually improve kidney function.

For the past 18 months my BP has been seriously high and no medications has reduced it. So I asked my GP about trying Empagliflozin, but she said it was only for diabetes; a couple of weeks later - having evidently done her own research - she gave me a prescription, and it has reduced my BP quite significantly. There are quite a lot of potential side effects but after several weeks, so far so good.

[WildIris]

That's great! I wonder if it's similar to Farxiga, which is advertised for both CKD and diabetes. Keep that old blood pressure down!

[Pepperthedog in reply to WildIris]

Apparently, "The key difference between these drugs lies in the type of heart disease complications they're approved to help prevent. Jardiance (Empagliflozin) is approved to reduce the risk of death from heart attacks, stroke, and heart failure. Farxiga, on the other hand, is approved to reduce the risk of hospitalization from heart failure." Not sure I really understand the distinction! 😏

[Skip56 in reply to WildIris]

C est vrai le forxiga et comme empaglifozine,pas tellement d amélioration,le dfg est aussi bas

[Pepperthedog in reply to Skip56]

Merci, Skip, c'est tres utile.