Your doctor will need to test your kidney function before starting treatment. If you have severe kidney impairment or end-stage renal disease (ESRD), you should not take an SGLT2 inhibitor.
If you have severe liver impairment, you should not take canagliflozin. Other SGLT2 inhibitors may also not be good options for you.
If you have bladder cancer, you should not take dapagliflozin. If you have had bladder cancer in the past, dapagliflozin may not be a good option for you.
If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or may be pregnant, SGLT2 inhibitors may not be good options for you. It is not known if they are safe for pregnant women.
You should not take an SGLT2 inhibitor if you are breastfeeding.
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