Canagliflozin and Ravicti

• Generic Name: canagliflozin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: 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.

Canagliflozin is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Canagliflozin is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

Canagliflozin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: glycerol phenylbutyrate
• Dosage Forms: oral liquid
• Other Brand Names: Ravicti

Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate) binds with other substances in the liver and kidneys to help eliminate nitrogen from the body. Excess nitrogen can cause hyperammonemia, a build-up of ammonia in the blood. Ammonia is very toxic when it circulates in blood and tissues and can cause permanent brain damage, coma, or death.

Ravicti helps prevent a build-up of ammonia in the blood in people with urea cycle disorder. This medicine is used in adults, children and infants. Ravicti will not treat hyperammonemia.

Ravicti is usually given together with a low-protein diet and sometimes dietary supplements.