Empagliflozindosage
empagliflozin 25 MG Oral Tablet [Jardiance]
Dosage and administration
Assess renal function before initiating and as clinically indicated. Assess volume status and correct volume depletion before initiating.
Recommended dosage is 10 mg orally once daily in the morning, taken with or without food.
For additional glycemic control, dosage may be increased to 25 mg orally once daily in patients tolerating JARDIANCE.
Withhold JARDIANCE for at least 3 days, if possible, prior to surgery or procedures associated with prolonged fasting.
2.1 Testing
Prior to Initiation of JARDIANCE
Assess renal function before initiating JARDIANCE and as clinically indicated. o Use for glycemic control is not recommended in patients with an eGFR less than 30 mL/min/1.73 m 2.
Assess volume status. In patients with volume depletion, correct this condition before initiating JARDIANCE.
2.2 Recommended
Dosage Table 1 presents the recommended dosage of JARDIANCE in adult and pediatric patients aged 10 years and older. Table 1 Recommended Dosage of JARDIANCE Population Indication Recommended Dosage Adults Reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization in patients with heart failure
10 mg orally once daily in the morning, taken with or without food. Reduce the risk of sustained decline in eGFR, end-stage kidney disease, cardiovascular death, and hospitalization in adults with chronic kidney disease at risk of progression. Reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with established cardiovascular disease Glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus
10 mg orally once daily in the morning, taken with or without food.
For additional glycemic control, may increase to 25 mg orally once daily in patients tolerating 10 mg once daily. Pediatric patients aged 10 years and older Glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus
10 mg orally once daily in the morning, taken with or without food.
For additional glycemic control, may increase to 25 mg orally once daily in patients tolerating 10 mg once daily.
2.3 Temporary
Interruption for Surgery Withhold JARDIANCE for at least 3 days, if possible, prior to surgery or procedures associated with prolonged fasting. Resume JARDIANCE when the patient is clinically stable and has resumed oral intake.
2.4 Recommendations
Regarding Missed Dose
If a dose is missed, instruct patients to take the dose as soon as possible.
Advise patients not to double up the next dose.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective February 17, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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