Dapagliflozin (formerly known as BMS-512148; trade names Farxiga in the US and Forxiga in the EU) is a potent and selective hSGLT2 (sodium-glucose transport proteins) inhibitor with anti-diabetic activity. It inhibits hSGLT2 with an EC50 of 1.1 nM, and exhibits1200-fold selectivity over hSGLT1. Dapagliflozin inhibits subtype 2 of the sodium-glucose transport proteins (SGLT2) which are responsible for at least 90% of the glucose reabsorption in the kidney. Urine is the means by which blood glucose is expelled when this transporter mechanism is blocked.