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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...
FDA Approves Farxiga (dapagliflozin) for Glycemic Control in Children Aged 10 Years and Older with Type-2 Diabetes
12 June 2024 – AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to improve glycaemic control in paediatric patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) aged ...
Early Dapagliflozin Does Not Impact Diuretic Efficiency in Acute Heart Failure
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – For patients with acute heart failure (AHF), early initiation of dapagliflozin does not affect diuretic efficiency, according to a study published in the April 9 issue of the...
Dapagliflozin Cuts Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Heart Failure, T2D
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27, 2023 – For patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes (T2D), dapagliflozin does not reduce urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) but does reduce some cardiovascular...
Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen for Benefits of Antihyperglycemic Agents
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – There are racial/ethnic differences in the cardiorenal effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists...
Farxiga Extended in the US to Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Hospitalisation for Heart Failure to a Broader Range of Patients
May 9, 2023 – AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, hospitalisation for heart failure (hHF) and urgent heart failure (HF) ...
Farxiga Approved in the US for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients at Risk of Progression With and Without Type-2 Diabetes
30 April 2021 Approval is the most significant advancement in the treatment of chronic kidney disease in more than 20 years In DAPA-CKD Phase III trial, Farxiga demonstrated unprecedented reduction...
Farxiga Approved in the US for the Treatment of Heart Failure in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
6 May 2020 – AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) has been approved in the US to reduce the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death and hospitalisation for heart failure in adults with heart failure (...
FDA Approves Farxiga (dapagliflozin) to Reduce the Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
21 October 2019 – AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Farxiga (dapagliflozin) to reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) in...
FDA Approves Qternmet XR (dapagliflozin, saxagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) for Type 2 Diabetes
3 May 2019 – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qternmet XR (dapagliflozin, saxagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) extended release tablets as an oral adjunct treatment to ...
FDA Medwatch Alert: SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2) Inhibitors for Diabetes: Drug Safety Communication - Regarding Rare Occurrences of a Serious Infection of the Genital Area
ISSUE: FDA is warning that cases of a rare but serious infection of the genitals and area around the genitals have been reported with the class of type 2 diabetes medicines called sodium-glucose...
FDA Approves Once-Daily Qtern (dapagliflozin and saxagliptin) Tablets for Adults with Type-2 Diabetes
28 February 2017 – AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily Qtern (10mg dapagliflozin and 5mg saxagliptin) for the treatment of type-2...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and Dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR): Drug Safety Communication - Strengthened Kidney Warnings
ISSUE: FDA has strengthened the existing warning about the risk of acute kidney injury for the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR). ...
FDA Medwatch Alert: SGLT2 Inhibitors: Drug Safety Communication - Labels to Include Warnings About Too Much Acid in the Blood and Serious Urinary Tract Infections
ISSUE: An FDA safety review has resulted in adding warnings to the labels of a specific class of type 2 diabetes medicines called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors about the risks of...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Invokana and Invokamet (canagliflozin): Drug Safety Communication - New Information on Bone Fracture Risk and Decreased Bone Mineral Density
ISSUE: FDA has strengthened the warning for the type 2 diabetes medicine canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) related to the increased risk of bone fractures, and added new information about decreased...
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