Albiglutide (trade name Eperzan) has been approved since March 2014 for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom diet and exercise alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control. The German Institute for Quality and ...
Jan 8, 2015
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Many patients with type 2 diabetes in the United States may be discouraged from taking metformin—a proven, oral diabetes medicine—because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration inappropriately labels the drug unsafe for ...
Jan 5, 2015
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The most popular treatment for type 2 diabetes, metformin, may be safer for patients with mild to moderate kidney disease than guidelines suggest, according to a new, systematic review of the literature published by Yale ...
Dec 23, 2014
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(HealthDay)—For obese hyperinsulinemic children, metformin seems to decrease perceived hunger and increase perceived fullness, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
Dec 18, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Continuation of metformin therapy may improve survival in diabetes patients who are diagnosed with cirrhosis, according to research published in the December issue of Hepatology.
Dec 9, 2014
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With research and development costs for many drugs reaching well into the billions, pharmaceutical companies want more than ever to determine whether their drugs already at market have any hidden therapeutic benefits that ...
Nov 25, 2014
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The fixed combination of canagliflozin with metformin (trade name: Vokanamet) has been approved since April 2014 for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom diet and exercise do not provide adequate glycaemic control. ...
Nov 21, 2014
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Empagliflozin (trade name Jardiance) has been approved since May 2014 for adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in whom diet and exercise alone do not provide adequate glycaemic control. The German Institute for Quality and ...
Nov 19, 2014
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(HealthDay)—People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who are initially given the drug metformin are less likely to eventually need other drugs to control their blood sugar, a new study suggests.
Oct 28, 2014
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Patients diagnosed with diabetes and initially prescribed metformin to lower their glucose levels were less likely to require treatment intensification with a second oral medicine or insulin than patients treated first with ...
Oct 27, 2014
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