At the recent American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions there were reportedly questions raised about whether there is an increased risk of Fournier’s gangrene when using Farxiga as well as other SGLT2 inhibitor diabetes drugs such as Invokana and Jardiance. From this July 18, 2019 article published online by Medscape, “Fournier … [Read more...]
Cases Of Fournier Gangrene Associated With Diabetes Drugs Invokana, Jardiance, And Farxiga
The FDA has identified 55 unique cases of Fournier gangrene associated with diabetes drugs in the Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors class between March 1, 2013 and January 31, 2019. Of those Fournier gangrene cases, 21 cases were associated with Invokana (canagliflozin), 18 cases were associated with Jardiance (empagliflozin), and … [Read more...]
Fournier’s Gangrene: Side Effect For Invokana, Farxiga, And Jardiance
From this August 29, 2018 Drug Safety Communication, “FDA warns about rare occurrences of a serious infection of the genital area with SGLT2 inhibitors for diabetes”, we get the following details about this new safety issue for Invokana, Farxiga, Jardiance, and similar diabetes drugs: Fournier’s gangrene is an extremely rare but life-threatening … [Read more...]