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Invokana linked to flesh-eating genital infections. According to the latest FDA warnings Invokana, Jardiance, Farxiga and similar diabetes drugs increase the risk of serious genital infections.

The FDA issued a warning earlier this week, warning that the drugs known as sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors increase the risk of serious genital infections.

The genital infections involve necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum, also known as Fournier’s gangrene, and “flesh-eating” infection.

According to the FDA recent warning, there are serious issues and side effects with the new class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes.

What is Invokana?

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit manufactures and distributes Invokana (canagliflozin), for patients with type-2 diabetes, to control their blood-sugar levels. The drug has achieved blockbuster status, in that it is set to blow past a billion dollars in sales in 2015.

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