Farxiga
Farxiga is dapagliflozin in 5mg and 10mg tablets, a once-daily medicine for type 2 diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease, sold in packs of 30 to 180.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5mg | 30 tablets | $25.50 | $0.85 |
| 5mg | 60 tablets | $35.40 | $0.59 |
| 5mg | 90 tablets | $45.90 | $0.51 |
| 5mg | 120 tablets | $45.60 | $0.38 |
| 5mg | 180 tablets | $48.60 | $0.27 |
| 10mg | 30 tablets | $30.60 | $1.02 |
| 10mg | 60 tablets | $46.20 | $0.77 |
| 10mg | 90 tablets | $58.50 | $0.65 |
| 10mg | 120 tablets | $70.80 | $0.59 |
| 10mg | 180 tablets | $77.40 | $0.43 |
- Category
- Diabetes Management
- Active ingredient
- Dapagliflozin
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 5/10mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus · Heart failure · Chronic kidney disease
- Therapeutic Class
- SGLT2 Inhibitor
- Pharmacological Class
- Antidiabetic
- Minor Side Effects
- Urinary tract infection, Dehydration
- Moderate Side Effects
- Increased urination, Yeast infection
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- AstraZeneca
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Diuretics, Insulin
What you will receive
Farxiga is the originator brand name, made by AstraZeneca. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Farxiga.
- The same active ingredient (Dapagliflozin) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Which Farxiga strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Farxiga comes as 5mg and 10mg tablets in packs of 30 to 180. This is generic dapagliflozin, not the original Farxiga. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
How is Farxiga delivered to Hong Kong?
Farxiga can be sent by tracked courier, which takes 5 to 9 business days and includes online tracking. Standard airmail takes 14 to 21 business days, or 30 at most, and is untracked. Very large orders over 120 units may be split into several parcels.
What other names is dapagliflozin sold under?
Farxiga is a brand name of dapagliflozin, which is also sold as Dapa and Edistride. Here, dapagliflozin can be bought online as generic Farxiga. These are generics, not the original brand.
How long does Farxiga take to work?
Glucose in the urine rises from the first tablet, so a home blood sugar reading can start dropping within days. A blood test at around three months shows where it has settled. The heart and kidney benefits are not something you feel; they build quietly over months and years of taking it.
Can I drink alcohol with Farxiga?
One glass of wine with dinner is unlikely to matter. More than that and the dizziness these tablets can cause gets worse, because alcohol widens the blood vessels, and blood sugar becomes harder to predict. Skip heavy sessions altogether.
Does Farxiga cause weight loss?
It can, though only modestly. Some of the sugar leaves the body in urine, taking calories with it, so a kilogram or two may come off over several months. Do not expect a dramatic change.
Can Farxiga be taken with metformin or insulin?
Yes. Metformin and dapagliflozin are often used together, and the pair is a common one in type 2 diabetes. Insulin, or a sulfonylurea tablet such as gliclazide, can also be taken alongside; those two raise the chance of blood sugar dipping too low.
Does Farxiga make you pee more?
Often, yes. Glucose leaving in the urine pulls water out with it, so you may visit the bathroom more often than before, particularly in the first few weeks. That is the medicine at work rather than a problem. A burning sting, fever or shivering would point instead to a urine infection.
About Farxiga
Three conditions, one daily tablet
The tablets are sold here as Farxiga; the active ingredient is dapagliflozin. One tablet a day is used for three separate conditions. For type 2 diabetes, it brings blood sugar down when diet and exercise are not enough by themselves. For heart failure, it eases the workload of a weakened heart. For chronic kidney disease, it slows the gradual decline in how well the kidneys work. It is not a form of insulin.
How it works in the body
The kidneys filter blood and then reclaim almost all of the glucose before it can be lost. Dapagliflozin blocks the protein that does this reclaiming, so more sugar leaves the body in urine instead of going back into the bloodstream. Water follows the same route, which is why the toilet is visited more often and why blood pressure can drift down a little. In heart failure, that fluid shift helps take pressure off the heart.
Taking your tablet
Choose a time of day that suits you, swallow one tablet with water, and keep that time. Meals make no difference. For heart failure and chronic kidney disease the dose is the 10mg tablet, while type 2 diabetes can be treated with 5mg or 10mg. Illness that brings vomiting, diarrhoea or a fever dries the body out quickly, so drink plenty while it lasts. A small amount of alcohol is unlikely to matter, though it can make you feel dizzier.
Side effects
The commonest problem is genital thrush, a yeast infection that thrives on the sugar now present in urine; washing and drying the area carefully keeps it in check. Needing the toilet more often is part of how the tablet works. Some people also get back pain or the odd dizzy spell. On its own dapagliflozin rarely drops blood sugar too far, but add insulin or a sulfonylurea such as gliclazide and it can, with shakiness, sweating and hunger as the warning signs. Diuretics and blood-pressure tablets stack on the fluid loss and dizziness, and lithium levels may change.
Signs that need urgent care
Ketoacidosis — too much acid in the blood — is rare but can appear even when the glucose reading looks normal. Unusual thirst, confusion, deep tiredness, stomach pain or breath with a sweet smell mean treatment is needed straight away. So do fever, shivering or a burning sting when passing urine, and severe pain, swelling, redness or blistering around the genitals. An allergic reaction, with swelling of the tongue or throat, a raised itchy rash or trouble breathing, is also an emergency.
Sources
- Dapagliflozin - NHS — National Health Service
- Dapagliflozin - Patient Information Leaflet — UK Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC)