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Empagliflozin(trade name Jardiance) is an inhibitor of the sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2), and causes sugar in the blood to be excreted by the kidneys and eliminated in urine. On August 1, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially approved the drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, to improve and control blood glucose of adults. Empagliflozin is the third SGLT-2 inhibiting drugs approved by FDA. Another two SGLT-2 inhibitor drugs, canagliflozin and dapagliflozin, belonging to Johnson Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb respectively, are approved by FDA in November 2013 and January 2014 respectively. The new drug Empagliflozin’s application to FDA can be described as twists and turns. In March 2014, due to a large particle contamination incident at the empagliflozin production plant in Boehringer, the application of new drug submitted by the Boehringer-Eli Lilly Alliance was rejected by FDA. In June 2014, after reviewing the summary and material submitted by Boehring in March, confirming that the quality management and compliance system of the Boehring drug production facility was acceptable, FDA withdrew the previously issued warning letter. The Boehringer-Eli Lilly Alliance also filed an application with the FDA on June 17th.