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• Fournier’s Gangrene Lawsuit Filed Over Farxiga Infection Risk

  June 12, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Farxiga lawsuit claims the diabetes drug caused a Georgia man to be hospitalized for a flesh-eating groin infection.

• Xigduo Lawsuit Filed Over Fournier’s Gangrene Diagnosis

  June 1, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A Xigduo lawsuit filed by a Mississippi man claims the diabetes drug's side effects led to a life-threatening, flesh eating infection on his genitals and groin.

• Side Effects of Onglyza, Similar Diabetes Drugs More Likely To Cause Kidney Damage Than SGLT2 Inhibitors: Study

  May 11, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that diabetes drugs like Invokana are less likely to cause kidney problems than drugs like Onglyza and Januvia.

• Study Suggests Acute Kidney Injury Warning for Invokana and Similar Diabetes Drugs Was Unwarranted

  April 9, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study questions the decision of the FDA to place acute kidney injury warnings on Invokana and similar diabetes drugs.

• Fournier’s Gangrene Flesh-Eating Infection Risk from Invokana, Similar Diabetes Drugs Outlined in JAMA Report

  September 10, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn of flesh-eating groin infections linked to Invokana and similar diabetes drugs.

• Farxiga Fares No Better Than Placebo At Preventing Major Heart Problems, But Lowers Death Risk: Study

  January 30, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that Farxiga fares little better than a placebo at preventing heart attacks and strokes, but increases the risk of genital infections and diabetic ketoacidosis.

• Jardiance, Farxiga Also Carry Lower Limb Amputation Risk, Not Just Invokana: Study

  November 21, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that the diabetes drugs Farxiga and Jardiance may share Invokana's increased risk of foot amputation.

• Invokana, Farxiga, Similar Drugs Linked To Flesh-Eating Genital Infections, FDA Warns

  August 30, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Invokana and similar diabetes drugs may increase the risk of flesh-eating genital infections, the FDA warns.

• Amputation Risks from Invokana Questioned in Study By Manufacturer

  June 26, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study by the makers of Invokana claim that the diabetes drug's side effects do not cause any higher rates of lower limb amputation than similar diabetes drugs.

• Diabetic Ketoacidosis Injury Cases On The Rise In The U.S., The CDC Reports

  April 2, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  Rates of hospitalization due to diabetic ketoacidosis are on the rise in recent years, and Invokana and similar drugs may be contributing to that increase, according to the CDC.