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SGLT2 Inhibitors May Have an Increased Risk of Acute Renal Failure

October 31, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

SGLT2 Inhibitors: A New Side Effect In previous articles, I have discussed SGLT2 inhibitor diabetes drugs such as Invokana, Farxiga, and Jardiance and the adverse events associated with them.  Such side effects include diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and lower-limb amputations. A recent study identified a new possible side effect of these drugs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: acute renal failure, ARF, diabetes drugs, diabetes drugs renal failure, diabetes drugs side effects, FAERS, Farxiga, FDA Adverse Event Report System Database, Glyxambi, Invokamet, invokamet xr, Invokana, Jardiance, Qtern, sglt2 inhibitors, Sodium-Glucose-Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors, Synjardy, Synjardy XR, type 2 diabetes drugs, xigduo xr

Can SGLT-2 Inhibitor Diabetes Drugs Increase Your Risk of Stroke?

June 21, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

While we have frequently discussed DKA, kidney damage, and amputations as possible side effects of diabetes drugs in the SGLT-2 inhibitors class -- such as Farxiga, Invokana, Jardiance -- strokes and thromboembolic events are also considered potential harmful effects of these drugs. Based on FAERS reports received during the second quarter of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Acute Kidney Injury, Amputations, antidiabetic drugs, canagliflozin, canagliflozin/metformin HCl, causes of stroke, dapagliflozin, dapagliflozin/metformin HCl, Deep Vein Thrombosis, diabetes drugs, diabetic ketoacidosis, DKA, drug injury lawsuits, drug side effects, DVT, empagliflozin, empagliflozin/linagliptin, empagliflozin/metformin HCl, Farxiga, FDA, FDA FAERS reports, Glyxambi, Invokamet, Invokana, Jardiance, Kidney Damage, Kidney Failure, lower limb amputations, PE, Pulmonary Embolism, SGLT-2 inhibitors, Stroke, Synjardy, thromboembolic events, Xigduo, xigduo xr

Risk of Lower Limb Amputations Doubled with Invokana and Invokamet Use

May 17, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

As of yesterday, May 16, 2017, the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication regarding an increased risk of leg and foot amputations due to use of popular diabetes drugs Invokana, Invokamet, and Invokamet XR, which contain canagliflozin. These drugs belong to the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor class, and are the subjects of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: Amputations, canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, drug injury, EMA, empagliflozin, Farxiga, FDA, foot amputations, Invokamet, Invokana, Jardiance, leg amputations, sglt2 inhibitors, side effects, toe amputations, Xigduo, xigduo xr

EMA Warns that Some Diabetes Drugs Cause Increased Risk of Amputation

February 10, 2017 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Earlier today, February 10, 2017, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released the findings of their Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) concerning the link between particular diabetes drugs and an increased risk of toe amputation. These diabetes drugs are part of the sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor class of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Unsafe Drugs Tagged With: diabetes drugs, drug injury lawsuits, drug side effects, EMA, Farxiga, forxiga, Glyxambi, Invokamet, Invokana, Jardiance, leg amputations, PRAC, toe amputations, type 2 diabetes drugs, xigduo xr

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