Come prendere Forxiga?

Come prendere Forxiga?

Può prendere la compressa con o senza cibo. compressa alla stessa ora ogni giorno. Questo la aiuterà a ricordarsi di prenderla. Il medico può prescrivere Forxiga insieme a altro/i medicinale/i.

Che cosa è Xigduo?

Xigduo è un medicinale contenente i principi attivi dapagliflozin e metformina.

What is Forxiga?

• What is Forxiga? Forxiga is a medicine that contains the active substance dapagliflozin. It is available as tablets (5 and 10 mg). What is Forxiga used for?

How does Forxiga affect blood sugar levels?

• FORXIGA lowers the level of your blood sugar by removing the excess sugar from the body in the urine. FORXIGA by itself is unlikely to cause low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia) because it does not interfere with the insulin hormone that regulates blood sugar. Your doctor may have prescribed this medicine for another reason.

How much Forxiga can you take in one day?

• The recommended dose of Forxiga is 10 mg once a day. If Forxiga is used in combination with insulin or medicines that make the body produce insulin, their doses may need to be reduced to decrease the risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels).

How does Forxiga (dapagliflozin) work?

• The active substance in Forxiga, dapagliflozin, works by blocking a protein in the kidneys called sodium‑glucose co‑transporter 2 (SGLT2). SGLT2 is a protein that absorbs glucose from the urine into the bloodstream as the blood is filtered in the kidneys.