title: ▼ Empagliflozin, diabetes and outcomes.
abstract: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising, and in 2015 more than 5% of adults in the UK were affected by this condition.(1,2) Management of type 2 diabetes includes encouraging lifestyle changes (increased exercise, modification of diet and smoking cessation) alongside the provision of medication to minimise long-term complications and manage blood sugar control while avoiding unwanted effects of drug treatment.(3) Of particular importance, people with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and therefore the aims of treatment also include modification of associated risk factors.(2-5)▼ Empagliflozin (Jardiance-Boehringer Ingelheim) is the third sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor licensed for use in the UK. It was launched in August 2014, and acts in a similar way to the other SGLT2 inhibitors, ▼ dapagliflozin and ▼ canagliflozin, by inhibiting renal glucose resorption and promoting glycosuria.(6) It is indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults to improve glycaemic control, as monotherapy when metformin cannot be used, and in combination with other glucose-lowering drugs including insulin. Here we review the evidence for empagliflozin and discuss the results of a recent study that assessed cardiovascular outcomes.
mesh_terms: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D000075202:Contraindications; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005960:Glucosides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D005960:Glucosides; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; C570240:empagliflozin