Dapa Tablets 10mg

Medicine Name: Dapa Tablets 10mg

💊 Dapa Tablets – Product Specification
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📋 Requires Prescription:
✅ Yes
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🧪 Generics:
Dapagliflozin
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🎯 Used For:
•    Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (as an adjunct to diet and exercise)
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⚙️ How It Works:
•    Dapagliflozin is a SGLT2 inhibitor.
•    It blocks sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in the kidneys, reducing glucose reabsorption.
•    This leads to increased urinary glucose excretion, lowering blood sugar levels.
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💊 Dosage:
•    Dapagliflozin (Dose as prescribed by physician)
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⚠️ Side Effects:
Infections:
•    Common: Vulvovaginitis, balanitis, UTI (including pyelonephritis, urosepsis)
•    Uncommon: Fungal infections
Metabolism:
•    Very Common: Hypoglycemia (with insulin/sulphonylureas)
•    Uncommon: Volume depletion, thirst
•    Rare: Diabetic ketoacidosis
Nervous System:
•    Common: Dizziness
GI & Skin:
•    Uncommon: Constipation, dry mouth
•    Common: Rash
Musculoskeletal:
•    Common: Back pain
•    Not Known: Bone fractures
Renal & Urinary:
•    Common: Dysuria, polyuria
•    Uncommon: Nocturia, renal impairment
Reproductive:
•    Uncommon: Vulvovaginal/genital pruritus
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🔄 Drug Interactions:
•    ACE inhibitors
•    Fluoroquinolones
•    Somatostatin analogues
•    Other SGLT2 inhibitors
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💡 Indication:
•    Improves glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, as an adjunct to diet and exercise.
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❌ When Not to Use:
•    Known hypersensitivity to Dapagliflozin
•    Severe renal impairment, ESRD, or patients on dialysis
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⚠️ Precautions:
•    May cause volume depletion & hypotension, especially in:
o    Elderly patients
o    Patients with eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m²
o    Those on loop diuretics
•    Assess and correct volume status before starting
•    Monitor for signs of hypotension
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🚨 Warnings:
Warning 1:
•    May increase hypoglycemia risk when used with insulin or sulfonylureas → Dose adjustment may be required

Warning 2:
•    Avoid in active bladder cancer. Use caution with prior bladder cancer history.
Warning 3:
•    Increases risk of genital fungal infections (especially in patients with prior infections)
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👶 Pregnancy Category:
•    Consult your physician before use during pregnancy.
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🏠 Storage:
✅ Yes – Store at room temperature, away from direct light and heat