Complete adverse effect profile including incidence rates and management
Important Safety Information
This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience any unexpected symptoms. For serious or life-threatening side effects, seek emergency medical attention immediately.
6 ADVERSE REACTIONS The following important adverse reactions are described below and elsewhere in the labeling: Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Other Ketoacidosis [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 )] Lower Limb Amputation [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 ) ] Volume Depletion [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.3 )] Urosepsis and Pyelonephritis [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.4 )] Hypoglycemia with Concomitant Use with Insulin and Insulin Secretagogues [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.5 )] Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Perineum (Fournier’s Gangrene) [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.6 )] Genital Mycotic Infections [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.7 )] Most common adverse reactions (incidence > 5%) are female genital mycotic infections, urinary tract infection and increased urination ( 6.1 ) To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact the bexagliflozin information line at 1-855-273-6928 or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch .
6.1 Clinical Trials Experience Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.
Pool of Placebo-Controlled Trials Evaluating Bexagliflozin Tablets, 20 m g The data in Table 1 are derived from three trials in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: two 24-week placebo-controlled trials (one as monotherapy and another as add-on to metformin therapy;
Trials 1 and 2, respectively) [see Clinical Studies ( 14.2 , 14.3 )] and a 12-week, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging, monotherapy trial (only the data from the 20 mg dosage of bexagliflozin tablets per day were included in this pool).
In these pooled trials, patients received placebo (N = 300) or bexagliflozin 20 mg (N = 372), once daily.
The mean age of the population was 56 years and 5% of the patients were older than 75 years of age.
Fifty-seven percent (57%) were male and 45% were White, 38% Asian, 15% Black and 2% other races.
At baseline, the mean duration of type 2 diabetes mellitus was 7.7 years and the mean hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was 8.2%.
Established microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus at baseline included diabetic nephropathy (0.8%), retinopathy (24%), and peripheral neuropathy (33%).
Baseline renal function was eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 in 98% of patients and eGFR 45 to < 60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 in 2% of patients (mean eGFR 92 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ).
5 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Other Ketoacidosis: Consider ketone monitoring in patients at risk for ketoacidosis, as indicated.
Assess for ketoacidosis regardless of presenting blood glucose levels and discontinue bexagliflozin tablets if ketoacidosis is suspected.
Monitor patients for resolution of ketoacidosis before restarting.
( 5.1 ) Lower limb amputation: Consider factors that may increase the risk for amputations before initiating bexagliflozin tablets.
Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of infection, or ulcers of the lower limbs, and discontinue if these occur ( 5.2 ) .
Like all medications, Bexagliflozin can cause side effects. However, not everyone who takes this medication will experience them. Many side effects are dose-dependent and may improve as your body adjusts to the medication. Others may require dose adjustment or medical attention.
Contact your healthcare provider promptly if you experience:
Seek immediate emergency medical care if you experience signs of: