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canagliflozin/metformin (Vokanamet®)

 

Status: Medicine does not meet criteria for AWMSG assessment

Excluded from appraisal by AWMSG as meets exclusion criteria 6. See AWMSG criteria for appraising a medicine (PDF, 430Kb) for information.

Medicine details

Medicine name canagliflozin/metformin (Vokanamet®)
Formulation 50 mg/850 mg, 50 mg/1000 mg, 150 mg/850 mg and 150 mg/1000 mg film-coated tablet
Reference number 1618
Indication

Indicated in adults aged 18 years and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic control: in patients not adequately controlled on their maximally tolerated doses of metformin alone; in patients on their maximally tolerated doses of metformin along with other glucose‑lowering medicinal products including insulin, when these do not provide adequate glycaemic control; or in patients already being treated with the combination of canagliflozin and metformin as separate tablets

Company Janssen-Cilag Ltd
BNF chapter Endocrine system
Assessment type N/A
Status Medicine does not meet criteria for AWMSG assessment
Date of issue 17/06/2014
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