Two Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Compared, How Did They Do?
Two Type 2 Diabetes Drugs Compared, How Did They Do?
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If you have type 2 diabetes, there are many drug treatment options at your disposal, and the numbers continue to grow. Two of the newer type 2 diabetes drugs, exenatide (Bydureon) and liraglutide (Victoza) were recently compared in a head-to-head study …
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Treatment for Rare Genetic Diseases of Liver Granted Orphan Drug Designation
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Albireo AB announced that A4250 has been granted orphan-drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). A4250 belongs to a class of inhibitors of the ileal bile …
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Pfizer's Arthritis Treatment Wins Approval From US FDA
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The Food and Drug Administration cleared Pfizer's treatment, tofacitinib, to be sold as Xeljanz, for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who don't respond well to other drugs, the agency said today in a statement. Xeljanz inhibits part …
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