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• NICE recommends MSD’s diabetes drug Steglatro

  drug. Steglatro is one of the competitors in the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs, which are now becoming standard therapy in managing type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients in ... In the UK, the treatment is priced at £29.40 for 28 days,

• The year of the blockbuster

  Biktarvy (tenofovir alafenamide emtricitabine bictegravir) from Gilead:Gilead’s HIV triplet comprising the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor tenofovir alafenamide, the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor emtricitabine and the novel

• Novo’s diabetes pill defeats Merck’s Januvia in trial

  Comparing oral semaglutide to Merck &Co’s DPP-4 inhibitor Januvia (sitagliptin), PIONEER 7 investigated the efficacy and safety of the GLP-1 inhibitor in people with type 2 diabetes. ... PIONEER 4 saw the enrolment of 711 people with type 2 diabetes

• FDA panel backs CV claims for Novo Nordisk's Victoza

  Victoza is the second drug to get a recommendation for improving cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetics after Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's SGLT-2 inhibitor Jardiance (empagliflozin), which had ... Merck &Co failed to win FDA approval for a

• AZ gets US approval for diabetes combo Qtern

  Qtern is a fixed dose combination product based on the active ingredients in AZ's DPP-4 inhibitor Onglyza (saxagliptin) and SGLT2 inhibitor Farxiga/Forixiga (dapagliflozin). ... The approval of Qtern is good news for patients who may benefit from