Canagliflozin, also known as Invokana, is a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor used in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus along with lifestyle changes including diet and exercise .
It was initially approved by the FDA in 2013 for the management of diabetes and later approved in 2018 for a second indication of reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus , .
Canagliflozin is the first oral antidiabetic drug approved for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes . Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in these patients .
This drug is used in conjunction with diet and exercise to increase glycemic control in adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus .
Another indication for canagliflozin is the prevention of major cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, stroke, or death due to a cardiovascular cause) in patients with type 2 diabetes, as well as hospitalization for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes.
In addition to the above, canagliflozin can be used to lower the risk of end-stage kidney disease and major increases in serum creatinine and cardiovascular death for patients with a combination of type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy, and albuminuria.
It is important to note that this drug is not indicated for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus or diabetic ketoacidosis .
Research Institute-McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Hospital General Universitario de Valencia (HGUV), Valencia, Spain
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
AgelessRx, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Research Site, Gothenburg, Sweden
Hangzhou first people's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Jianhua Ma, Nanjing, China
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