Harmful Type II Diabetes Medications Identified by the FDA
Type II Diabetes Medication Announcement
Harmful type II diabetes medications have been identified by the F.D.A. If you are taking any of the type II diabetes medications listed on this page and experience any of the symptoms listed, seek medical attention immediately. Learn more about these harmful type II diabetes medications from Wallace & Graham, P.A.
Harmful Type II Diabetes Medications Identified by the FDA.
The FDA issued a warning on August 29, 2018, that a class of type II diabetes medications called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors can cause a serious, but rare infection, called Fournier’s gangrene also referred to as necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum. Fournier’s gangrene is an extremely rare, but life-threatening bacterial infection of the tissue under the skin that surrounds muscles, nerves, blood vessels and fat of the perineum. The perineum is located in the area between the scrotum and anus in men and area between the vagina and anus in women.
List of SGLT2 Inhibitors approved by the FDA:
Brand Name | Active Ingredient(s) |
Invokana | canagliflozin |
Invokamet | canagliflozin and metformin |
Farxiga | dapagliflozin |
Xigduo XR | dapagliflozin and metformin extended-release |
Qtern | dapagliflozin and saxagliptin |
Jardiance | empagliflozin |
Glyxambi | empagliflozin and linagliptin |
Synjardy | empagliflozin and metformin |
Synjardy XR | empagliflozin and metformin extended-release |
Steglatro | ertugliflozin |
Segluromet | ertugliflozin and metformin |
Steglujan | ertugliflozin and sitagliptin |
FDA Warning on Type II Diabetes Medications
“FDA warns about rare occurrences of a serious infection of the genital area with SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes”,
Aug. 29, 2018. Source: https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm617360.htm
Type II Diabetes Medication and Fournier’s Gangrene Symptoms
If you are taking a SGLT2 drug listed above for diabetes and experience any symptoms of redness, swelling or tenderness of the genitals or the area from the genitals back to the rectum, and also have a fever above 100.4 F, you should seek medical treatment immediately.
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