AstraZeneca broadens labels for diabetes drugs in the USA

28 February 2019

British drugmaker AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has successfully expanded the labels for Farxiga (dapagliflozin) and Xigduo XR (dapagliflozin/metformin) in the USA to cover a new population of people with with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and moderate kidney impairment.

The updated labels lower the eGFR threshold for treatment, thereby expanding the group of people that can potentially be treated.

Farxiga is indicated together with diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Xigduo XR is indicated for the same population, when treatment with both dapagliflozin and metformin is appropriate.

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