Table 1:

Comparison of urinary glucose excretion with SGLT2 inhibitors

StudyDose (mean 24-h urinary glucose excretion)Dose response
Empagliflozin
Zhao et al.9Day 1: 10 mg (88 g), 25 mg (83 g)
Day 9: 10 mg (96 g), 25 mg (83 g)
No difference between 10-mg and 25-mg doses
Kanada et al.10Day 1: 1 mg (40 g), 5 mg (80 g),10 mg (85 g), 25 mg (90 g)
Day 27: 1 mg (41 g), 5 mg (77 g), 10 mg (81 g), 25 mg (93 g)
(estimated from chart)
Dose response
Scheen11Day 1: 0.5 mg (5 g), 2.5 mg (30 g), 10 mg (50 g), 25 mg (58 g),
50 mg (64 g), 100 mg (80 g), 200 mg (69 g), 400 mg (90.8 g), 800 mg (62 g) (estimated from chart)
Dose response up to about 100-mg dose
Product monograph10 mg (64 g), 25 mg (78 g)Dose response
Heise et al.12Day 1: 10 mg (74 g), 25 mg (90 g), 100 mg (81 g)Dose response up to 25-mg dose
Dapagliflozin
Parkinson et al.132.5 mg (37.9 g), 5 mg (45.2 g), 10 mg (86.4 g)Dose response
Yang et al.14Day 10: 5 mg (28 g), 10 mg (41 g)Dose response
Product monograph10 mg (~70 g); urinary glucose excretion approached a maximum at 20-mg doseDose response up to 20-mg dose
Canagliflozin
Iijima et al.15Ranged from 80 to 110 g; smallest at 25-mg dose, no great difference at 100- to 400-mg doseDose response up to 100-mg dose
Devineni and Polidori16100–300 mg (ranged from 80 to 120 g)Dose response
Product monograph100–300 mg (ranged from 77 to 119 g)Not clear
Devineni et al.1750 mg, 100 mg, 300 mg (increased in a dose-dependent manner)Dose response
Remogliflozin
Kapur et al.1820 mg (67 mmol), 50 mg (97 mmol), 150 mg (168 mmol), 500 mg (223 mmol), 1000 mg (304 mmol)Dose response
Dobbins et al.19200 mg (509 mmol), 1000 mg (918 mmol), 2000 mg (574 mmol)Dose response up to 1000-mg dose
Ipragliflozin
Veltcamp et al.20Dose response was noted up to the 50- or 100-mg dose; actual change in urinary glucose excretion depended on the study (50 g in one study and 80–90 g in another study)Dose response up to 50-mg dose
Kadokura et al.2150 mg (80.6 g ± 22.2 g), 100 mg (89.7 ± 12.3 g)No difference between 50-mg and 100-mg dose
Ertugliflozin
Amin et al.221 mg (46.33 g), 5 mg (64.54 g), 25 mg (74.49 g)Dose response
Tofogliflozin
Ikeda et al.232.5 mg (217.9 mmol), 5 mg (272.3 mmol), 10 mg (346.2 mmol), 20 mg (396.0 mmol), 40 mg (402.9 mmol)Dose response
Sotogliflozin
Zambrowicz et al.24400 mg (29.7 g)Not clear
Rosenstock et al.2575 mg (~18 g), 200 mg (~66 g), 400 mg (55–60 g) (estimated from chart)Dose response up to 200-mg dose
  • Note: SD = standard deviation, SGLT2 = sodium glucose cotransporter-2.