Empagliflozin and Pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine

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

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

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

Empagliflozin is also used to lower the risk of death from heart attack, stroke, or heart failure in adults with type 2 diabetes who also have heart disease.

Empagliflozin is not for treating type 1 diabetes.

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

• Generic Name: pyrimethamine / sulfadoxine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names:

Sulfadoxine , a sulfa medicine, and pyrimethamine combination is used to treat malaria. Pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine may also be used to prevent malaria in people who are living in, or will be traveling to, an area where there is a chance of getting malaria. Sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine combination may also be taken with other medicines for malaria, or may be used for other problems as determined by your doctor.

Since sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine combination may cause some serious side effects, it generally is used only to prevent or treat serious malaria infections in areas where it is known that other medicines may not work.

Pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine is available only with your doctor's prescription.