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Baxfendy (Baxdrostat): Uses, Side Effects and Dosage

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Source: FDA drug labeling via NLM DailyMed · About this document

Patient information: uses, side effects, how to take - Baxfendy

What is BAXFENDY?

BAXFENDY is a prescription medicine used along with other blood pressure medicines to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults whose blood pressure is not well controlled with other medicines.

It is not known if BAXFENDY is safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.

Before taking BAXFENDY, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • have high potassium levels in your blood.
  • have kidney problems.
  • have diabetes.

  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if BAXFENDY can harm your unborn baby.

  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if BAXFENDY passes into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby during treatment with BAXFENDY.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and supplements. BAXFENDY may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how BAXFENDY works.

Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

How should I take BAXFENDY?

  • Take BAXFENDY exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it. Do not stop taking BAXFENDY unless your healthcare provider tells you to.
  • Take BAXFENDY by mouth 1 time each day.

  • Take BAXFENDY with or without food.

  • Swallow BAXFENDY tablets whole. Do not cut, crush or chew BAXFENDY tablets.
  • If you miss a dose, take the next dose at your regularly scheduled time. Do not take 2 doses of BAXFENDY in the same day to make up for a missed dose.
  • If you take too much BAXFENDY, call your healthcare provider or Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222, or go to the nearest emergency room right away.

What are the possible side effects of BAXFENDY?

BAXFENDY can cause side effects, including:

  • Increased potassium levels in your blood (hyperkalemia). Your risk of developing hyperkalemia is increased if you are 65 years of age or older, have diabetes or kidney problems, or if you take other medicines that can increase potassium levels. Talk to your healthcare provider before using potassium supplements or salt substitutes that contain potassium during your treatment with BAXFENDY.
  • Decreased sodium levels in your blood (hyponatremia). Your risk of developing hyponatremia is increased if you already have a low sodium blood level or take medicine that may cause hyponatremia. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of low sodium levels during treatment. Symptoms of low sodium levels in your blood may include unusual fatigue, dizziness, headache, shortness of breath, or confusion.

Your healthcare provider will check your potassium and sodium levels in your blood before treatment with BAXFENDY and periodically during your treatment with BAXFENDY. Your healthcare provider may temporarily stop your treatment with BAXFENDY if you develop high potassium or low sodium levels in your blood.

The most common side effect of BAXFENDY is hyperkalemia.

These are not all of the possible side effects of BAXFENDY.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1‑800-FDA-1088.

How should I store BAXFENDY?

  • Store BAXFENDY at room temperature between 68°F to 77°F (20°C to 25°C).
  • Keep BAXFENDY tablets in the original bottle.
  • The BAXFENDY bottle contains a desiccant packet to help keep your tablets dry (protect from moisture). Do not throw away the desiccant packet and keep it in the bottle.
  • BAXFENDY comes in a bottle with a child-resistant closure.

Keep BAXFENDY and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the safe and effective use of BAXFENDY.

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use BAXFENDY for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give BAXFENDY to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them. You can ask your pharmacist or healthcare provider for information about BAXFENDY that is written for health professionals.

What are the ingredients in BAXFENDY?

Active ingredient: baxdrostat.

Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose anhydrous, magnesium stearate, and microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol, talc, and titanium dioxide, in addition to ferric oxide red (1 mg strength tablets) or ferric oxide yellow (2 mg strength tablets).

Distributed by: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Wilmington, DE 19850

BAXFENDY is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies.

©AstraZeneca 2026

For more information, go to https://www.BAXFENDY.com or call 1-800-236-9933.

This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Issued: August 2026

About this document

Source: FDA drug labeling via NLM DailyMed · Application number: NDA 219878 · View the label on DailyMed

Revision date stated in the text: August 2026

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Drug information for Baxfendy

Rx or OTC
Prescription (Rx)?
  • This drug is available only with a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider.
  • Rx
Active ingredient Baxdrostat
Dosage form Tablet, film coated
Route Oral
Marketing status not in the current FDA NDC Directory
Company (applicant) ASTRAZENECA AB
FDA approval NDA 219878New Drug Application (NDA) Approved May 15, 2026
Reference listed drug This is the reference listed drug (RLD) that generics are compared with.
Manufacturers 1 labelers list this drug on DailyMed
Packages (NDC)
Package
1 mg – 30 in 1 bottle NDC 0310-6001-30
1 mg – 7 in 1 bottle NDC 0310-6001-95
2 mg – 30 in 1 bottle NDC 0310-6002-30
2 mg – 7 in 1 bottle NDC 0310-6002-95

Source: FDA drug labeling via NLM DailyMed, data as of October 31, 2026. FDA data (DailyMed, Orange Book, Drug Shortages, enforcement reports). Not a substitute for the advice of a doctor or pharmacist.