Empagliflozin is an inhibitor of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2), the transporters primarily responsible for the reabsorption of glucose in the kidney. It is used clinically as an adjunct to diet and exercise, often in combination with other drug therapies, for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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Empagliflozin is indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes, either alone or in combination with metformin or linagliptin. It is also indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adult patients with both type 2 diabetes mellitus and established cardiovascular disease, either alone or a...
Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
PrimeCare Medical Group, Houston, Texas, United States
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
NHK, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Umar Diabetes Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan
NHSL, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
Instituto de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Estudos e Pesquisas - ICF, Goiânia, Brazil
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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