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FDA Approves Zituvimet (sitagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) to Treat Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

November 06, 2023, Ahmedabad, India --  Zydus Lifesciences Limited (including its subsidiaries/affiliates, hereafter referred to as "Zydus") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Metformin-containing Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - Revised Warnings for Certain Patients With Reduced Kidney Function

ISSUE: FDA is requiring labeling changes regarding the recommendations for metformin-containing medicines for diabetes to expand metformin’s use in certain patients with reduced kidney function. The c...

FDA Medwatch Alert: DPP-4 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes: Drug Safety Communication - May Cause Severe Joint Pain

ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the type 2 diabetes medicines sitagliptin, saxagliptin, linagliptin, and alogliptin may cause joint pain that can be severe and...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Incretin Mimetic Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes: Early Communication - Reports of Possible Increased Risk of Pancreatitis and Pre-cancerous Findings of the Pancreas

ISSUE: FDA is evaluating unpublished new findings by a group of academic researchers that suggest an increased risk of pancreatitis and pre-cancerous cellular changes called pancreatic duct...

FDA Approves Janumet XR (sitagliptin and metformin HCl extended-release) for Type 2 Diabetes, Offering the Powerful Efficacy of Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin HCl) Now Available with Once-Daily Convenience

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 2, 2012 - Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Janumet XR...

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