Empagliflozin+Sitagliptin

When should one not use Empagliflozin+Sitagliptin

• If you are allergic to Empagliflozin, Sitagliptin, or any other ingredients of Empagliflozin+Sitagliptin.
• If you have severe kidney or liver disease.

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Urinary Tract Infection
• Thirst
• Frequent urination
• Rash
• Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)
• Genital fungal infections

Other General Warnings

• You have type 1 diabetes.
• You experience symptoms like nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, excessive thirst, fast and deep breathing, confusion, unusual sleepiness, or a sweet smell to your breath.
• You are at risk of dehydration, such as when you're vomiting, have diarrhoea, fever, or are unable to eat or drink, or if you're taking diuretics (water pills) or blood pressure-lowering medications.
• You have serious kidney or liver problems.
• You are taking other medications such as diuretics, insulin, sulphonylureas, or lithium.
• You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
• You experience common side effects, such as genital fungal infections or urinary tract infections.

How Does It Work?

• In Type 2 diabetes, your pancreas does not produce enough insulin to control the level of glucose in your blood, and thus your body is unable to utilise its insulin effectively. Certain proteins like sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) in the kidney, helps to maintain blood sugar levels by reabsorbing glucose from urine. Empagliflozin blocks the SGLT2 protein in your kidneys. This causes an excess of blood sugar to be removed from your urine. Thereby this medicine lowers the amount of sugar in your blood.
• Sitagliptin works by increasing insulin production in the body after a meal and decreasing sugar production.

Interactions with other medicines

• Tell your doctor about all the medications, supplements, or herbs you are currently taking or may take to avoid any potential interactions.
• In particular, if you are taking medications to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, high or abnormal cholesterol levels, blood thinners, anti-infectives, antidiabetics, antihistamines, painkillers, immunomodulatory medicines, or medications for brain-related disorders.

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