Empagliflozin (Jardiance) and Ketamine Therapy | Tovani Health
Jardiance (Empagliflozin) — SGLT2 inhibitor (diabetes, heart failure)
Verdict at Tovani Health
Fully compatible; no meaningful interaction.
Empagliflozin and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Used for type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Continue as normal.
If you take Jardiance regularly and are considering at-home ketamine therapy, the combination is generally safe at therapeutic doses. This page covers the brief pharmacologic context and what we do at intake.
How Jardiance interacts with ketamine
Empagliflozin blocks renal SGLT2, causing glucose excretion in urine. Modest diuretic and BP-lowering effects. No CYP interactions with ketamine.
What we do at intake
Continue as normal. Stay well-hydrated on session day; SGLT2 inhibitors cause mild ongoing diuresis. Tell us about any history of DKA on Jardiance.
Bottom line
Empagliflozin and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Used for type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Continue as normal.
Ready to find out if at-home ketamine fits your situation?
We’ll note that you’re on Jardiance (Empagliflozin) at intake. The eligibility check takes 5 minutes and gives you an honest answer about whether at-home ketamine fits your specific situation.
FL and NJ residents only. Benjamin Soffer, DO — Tovani Health.
Clinically reviewed
Reviewed by Benjamin Soffer, DO on May 17, 2026. Dr. Soffer is a board-certified physician (American Board of Internal Medicine) licensed in Florida and New Jersey, prescribing at-home ketamine therapy through Tovani Health.
This page is general information about how this medication interacts with at-home ketamine therapy at Tovani Health. It is not a substitute for medical advice from your prescribing physician about your specific situation. Always discuss medication changes with the doctor who prescribed them.