Comparing Glipizide vs Invokana
| Glipizide | Invokana (canagliflozin) |
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| Glipizide | Invokana (canagliflozin) |
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Prescription only
Glipizide is used in addition to diet and exercise to improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes. It requires functioning beta cells in the pancreas to work properly which means... View more |
Prescription only
Invokana is used to treat type 2 diabetes in adults and children 10 years and older and to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events or risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in adults... View more |
Related suggestions Type 2 Diabetes
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| More about Glipizide | More about Invokana (canagliflozin) | ||||||||||||||||
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Glipizide has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 76 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% reported a negative effect. |
Invokana has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 257 ratings on Drugs.com. 46% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| GlipiZIDE XL, Glucotrol, Glucotrol XL |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4.3 hours |
13.1 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 487 drugs are known to interact with Glipizide:
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A total of 392 drugs are known to interact with Invokana:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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May 08, 1984 |
March 29, 2013 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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