Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Dapagliflozin works by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream.
Farxiga is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Farxiga is used to lower the risk of needing to be in the hospital for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have heart disease.
Farxiga is used to lower the risk of needing to be in the hospital for heart failure in adults who have heart failure when the heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood to the rest of the body.
Farxiga is also used to lower the risk of further worsening of kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), death due to cardiovascular disease, and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with chronic kidney disease.
Farxiga is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
