Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim presented results from two randomized phase 3 clinical trials and a post-hoc analysis for linagliptin, marketed under the name Tradjenta in the U.S, at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 72nd Scientific Sessions. The new studies...
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The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) medicinal committee has recommended the approval of Jentadueto, a type 2 diabetes drug, from Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly. Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets are a medicine combining the DPP-4 inhibitor, linagliptin...
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly announced results of a Phase 3 study in African American adults that shows taking Tradjenta (linagliptin) 5mg once-daily tablets sgnificantly reduces hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)...
The association between diabetes and cancer was first noted over 100 years ago, but physicians have become increasingly aware of this association only in the last few years as recent studies have demonstrated that having diabetes increases the risk of almost all types of cancer. The risk of pancreatic, liver, and endometrial cancer is approximately twice that of the non-diabetic population. Some studies have reported a similar increase in the risk of bladder cancer and in cancers of the oral cavity.
The results of a randomized clinical trial funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in children with type 2 diabetes show that children and adolescents treated with a combination of metformin and Avandia (rosiglitazone) had better glycemic control than children....
The FDA has issued a complete response letter to Japanese drug-maker Takeda Pharmaceutical regarding New Drug Applications (NDAs) for alogliptin and fixed-dose combination (FDC) alogliptin and pioglitazone...
A new study evaluating the efficacy and safety of adding dapagliflozin therapy to the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients whose blood glucose levels remain poorly controlled despite high doses of insulin was published today in the Annuls of Internal Medicine...
Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim have announced Jentadueto tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the U.S. Jentadueto is a new prescription medication for type 2 diabetes patients who need to control their blood sugar. Jentadueto is a twice...
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The FDA has approved Merck's (MSD) new type 2 diabetes medication, JANUMET(R) XR (sitagliptin and metformin hydrochloride (HCl) extended-release) The new treatment combines sitagliptin, which is the active component of Januvia (sitagliptin), with extended-release metformin...