Jardiance first type 2 diabetes med to get CV death reduction data in EU label

27 January 2017

The European Commission has approved an update to the Jardiance (empagliflozin) label to include a change to the indication statement.

Jardiance is now indicated for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) as an adjunct to diet and exercise. The approved product information now includes data on the reduction of risk of cardiovascular (CV) death in patients with T2D and established CV disease in addition to data on the improvement of blood sugar control.

Jardiance is the only oral diabetes treatment shown to reduce the risk of CV death in a dedicated CV outcome trial to date. It is marketed by German family-owned Boehringer Ingelheim and the USA’s Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY).

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