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Empagliflozin Has Kidney Protective Effects in Acute Myocardial Infarction

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 – Empagliflozin has kidney protective effects and reduces heart failure outcomes across baseline kidney function among patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI),...

Semaglutide Offers Cardiovascular Edge Over Empagliflozin in Type 2 Diabetes

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – For patients aged 45 years or older with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide seems to confer some advantage over empagliflozin in terms of mortality and cardiovascular event risks,...

Combo Drug Treatment More Effective For Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics

MONDAY, June 9, 2025 — Prompt treatment with a drug combo can effectively manage chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes, a new clinical trial shows. Patients prescribed the combination ...

Finerenone + Empagliflozin Offers Greater Benefit in CKD, T2DM

MONDAY, June 9, 2025 – For patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, combination finerenone plus empagliflozin leads to a greater reduction in the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio...

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Increase Risk for Falls in Patients With Diabetes

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor use is an independent risk factor for falls in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online March...

Certain Glucose-Lowering Meds Associated With Lower Risk for COPD Exacerbations

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1...

Empagliflozin Not Tied to Risk for New Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – Empagliflozin initiation is not associated with incident nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) compared with initiation of a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor (DPP4i),...

AHA: GLP-1 RA, SGLT-2i Use Can Lower Risk for MI, Recurrent Stroke in Stroke Survivors

TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – For patients with ischemic stroke, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with reduced...

ASN: Empagliflozin Offers Lasting Cardiorenal Benefit in CKD Patients

MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 – Empagliflozin continues to offer cardiorenal benefits for up to 12 months after discontinuation among patients with chronic kidney disease at risk for progression, according...

Empagliflozin Confers Kidney-Protective Benefits After Acute MI

MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – Empagliflozin confers kidney-protective benefits for patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and an increased risk for heart failure, according to a study presented at...

Metformin, SGLT2 Inhibitors Exhibit Significantly Lower Dementia Risk

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Compared with other antidiabetic classes, metformin and sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) exhibit significantly lower dementia risk, according to a review...

US FDA Approves Jardiance for the Treatment of Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance® (empagliflozin) 10 mg tablets to reduce the risk of sustained ...

FDA Approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Children 10 Years and Older

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10 mg and 25 mg tablets to lower blood sugar along...

US FDA Approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) to Treat Adults with Heart Failure Regardless of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jardiance® (empagliflozin) 10 mg to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death ...

FDA Approves Jardiance (empagliflozin) to Treat Adults Living with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Ridgefield, Conn. and Indianapolis, August 18, 2021 – Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10 mg has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death plus h...

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