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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Thiophenes > Canagliflozin
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiophenes > Canagliflozin
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Thiophenes > Canagliflozin
Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Glucosides > Canagliflozin

Preferred term

Canagliflozin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Canagliflozin, Anhydrous
  • Canagliflozin Hemihydrate
  • Invokana

Scope note

  • A glucoside-derived SODIUM-GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 2 inhibitor that stimulates urinary excretion of glucose by suppressing renal glucose reabsorption. It is used to manage BLOOD GLUCOSE levels in patients with TYPE 2 DIABETES.

History note

  • 2016 (2014)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000068896

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