Antabuse and Invokana

• Generic Name: disulfiram
• Dosage Forms: tablet
• Other Brand Names: Antabuse

Antabuse (disulfiram) blocks an enzyme that is involved in processing alcohol. Disulfiram produces very unpleasant side effects (such as fast heartbeat, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, flushing, and thirst) when combined with alcohol in the body.

Antabuse is used in certain people with chronic alcoholism. This medicine can help keep you from drinking because of the unpleasant side effects that will occur if you consume alcohol while taking Antabuse.

Antabuse is used together with therapy and counseling support to help you stop drinking. This medicine is not a cure for alcoholism.

• Generic Name: canagliflozin
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Invokana

Invokana (canagliflozin) is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Canagliflozin works by helping the kidneys get rid of glucose from your bloodstream.

Invokana is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Invokana is used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events (including heart attack, stroke or death) in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease.

Invokana is also used to reduce the risk of end stage kidney disease (ESKD), worsening of kidney function, cardiovascular death, and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease.

Invokana is not for treating type 1 diabetes.