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Information Letter on the medicinal products Invokana® (canagliflozin) and Vokanamet® (canagliflozin, metformin) that contain canagliflozin: Risk of lower limb amputation

Active substance: canagliflozin, metformin

In view of the European safety review initiated due to an increase in amputation, primarily of the toe, observed in an ongoing clinical trial with canagliflozin, the company Janssen-Cilag International N.V. is circulating information on important new safety-relevant findings.

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