Jardiance (drug name empagliflozin) is an oral medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It works by reducing the amount of sugar absorbed by your kidneys and excreting it in your urine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’ve been prescribed Jardiance to help manage your diabetes, it’s important to know which drugs might interact with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drug interactions may cause a range of symptoms, from mild to severe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Your healthcare provider and pharmacist can provide guidance to help avoid drug interactions, but knowledge is power, especially when it comes to your health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, we’ll review some of the most common drugs that should not be taken with Jardiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Taking Jardiance in addition to medications that can cause low blood sugar – such as insulin – increases your risk of low blood sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your healthcare provider prescribes Jardiance and you’re already taking any type of insulin (e.g., long-acting like insulin detemir, regular insulin, or rapid-acting insulin like insulin aspart), they might need to reduce or adjust your dose of insulin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you develop signs of low blood sugar while taking Jardiance and insulin, reach out to your healthcare provider for guidance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the most common symptoms of low blood sugar include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After insulin, sulfonylureas (a group of drugs used to treat diabetes) are generally considered to have the highest risk of causing low blood sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sulfonylureas stimulate your pancreas to produce more insulin, the hormone that lowers your blood sugar level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like insulin, taking sulfonylureas along with Jardiance increases your risk of developing low blood sugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the most well-known sulfonylureas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glinides are a class of diabetes medications that increase insulin secretion (similar to sulfonylureas). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because they increase your risk of low blood sugar, glinides may interact with Jardiance and cause worsening low blood sugar compared to each drug by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glinides are taken before meals and help by reducing the rise in blood sugar after eating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Glinides aren’t as commonly used as other medications like metformin, but they are still used because of their efficacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two drugs classified as glinides are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jardiance increases your risk of becoming dehydrated, which can lead to kidney problems and other adverse side effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re taking other medications to reduce fluid buildup from your body, your risk of dehydration and kidney damage is even higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diuretics are a class of medications used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and other conditions that are worsened by fluid retention. Diuretics are often referred to as “water pills.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most common class of diuretics used are thiazide diuretics, which studies<\/a> show work by blocking your kidneys from taking up sodium (salt) and increasing the amount of fluid excreted in your urine, which lowers blood pressure and reduces fluid retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some diuretics that can cause dehydration and may interact with Jardiance are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jardiance is in a class of diabetes medications called SGLT2 inhibitors. Taking Jardiance with other SGLT2 inhibitors can increase your risk of developing both minor and more severe side effects<\/a>, so they shouldn’t be taken together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Besides Jardiance, the other SGLT2 inhibitors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking SGLT2 inhibitors like Jardiance impacts your body’s clearance of lithium, a medication used to treat bipolar disorder and other mental health conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
5) Other SGLT2 inhibitors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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6) Lithium<\/h2>\n\n\n\n