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Standard aspirin dose may not protect diabetics against blood clots

Many patients with type 2 diabetes may be aspirin resistant. That means the standard aspirin dose may not protect them against blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes among diabetics, a new clinical study finds. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.

25 Jun 2012

Clinical utility of Metabolon's Quantose IR test to be showcased at ADA meeting

Metabolon, Inc. announces that the clinical utility of the Company's lead diagnostic product Quantose IR will be featured in five poster presentations at the 72nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) being held June 8-12 in Philadelphia.

12 Jun 2012

Thiazolidinedione drugs linked with increased risk of DME in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Treatment with glucose-lowering thiazolidinedione drugs in patients with Type 2 diabetes appears to be associated with an increased risk of diabetic macular edema (a complication that may affect vision) at 1-year and 10-year follow-up evaluations, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

12 Jun 2012

Dapagliflozin more effective than sitagliptin for adult patients with type 2 diabetes

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced results from a Phase 3 clinical study that showed the investigational compound dapagliflozin 10 mg demonstrated significant reductions in blood sugar levels (glycosylated hemoglobin levels, or HbA1c) compared with placebo at 24 weeks when either agent was added to existing sitagliptin therapy (with or without metformin) in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.

11 Jun 2012

Researchers identify new mitochondrial protein complex linked with type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Metabolic Solutions Development Company, LLC (MSDC) have identified a mitochondrial protein complex through which anti-diabetic drugs exert their insulin sensitizing effects when used to treat patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

11 Jun 2012

Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim announce results from linagliptin Phase III trial on T2D

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company presented results from a randomised Phase III clinical trial and a post-hoc analysis for linagliptin at ADA.

11 Jun 2012

Investigational diabetes drug appears to improve insulin sensitivity without side effects

Drugs for type 2 diabetes can contribute to weight gain, bone fractures and cardiovascular problems, but in mice, an investigational drug appears to improve insulin sensitivity without those troublesome side effects, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown.

5 Jun 2012

Increased risk of bladder cancer linked to diabetes drug

Pioglitazone - a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes - is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

1 Jun 2012

FDA issues complete response letter to Takeda’s NDAs for type 2 diabetes investigational therapies

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. today announced that the company received a complete response letter from the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding New Drug Applications (NDAs) for alogliptin and fixed-dose combination (FDC) alogliptin and pioglitazone.

26 Apr 2012

European Commission grants marketing authorization for use of BYETTA with basal insulin

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization to BYETTA (exenatide twice-daily) as an adjunctive therapy to basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or Actos (pioglitazone), for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults who have not achieved adequate glycemic control with these agents.

23 Mar 2012

Weight gain or loss may also depend on medicines taken

Weight gain or loss may not always be caused by what you eat or how much you exercise. For some, it's the medicines you're taking.

22 Feb 2012

BYETTA-basal insulin combination therapy receives EMA CHMP positive opinion

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has issued a positive opinion in the European Union for the expanded use of BYETTA (exenatide twice-daily) as an add-on therapy to basal insulin, with or without metformin and/or Actos (pioglitazone), for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults who have not achieved adequate glycemic control with these agents.

17 Feb 2012

Pioglitazone can prevent long term effects of maternal obesity on offspring

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that show that short therapy with the anti-diabetic medication Pioglitazone can prevent the long term effects of maternal obesity on offspring.

13 Feb 2012

Length of residence in the U.S. increases risk of PTB among Hispanic women

The longer a Hispanic woman lives in the United States, the higher her risk of preterm birth (PTB), with nearly half of PTBs among Hispanic women occurring in those who were born in the U.S.

13 Feb 2012

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly receive FDA approval for Jentadueto to treat type 2 diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jentadueto (linagliptin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets, a new tablet combining the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, linagliptin, and metformin.

31 Jan 2012

Mylan confirms Actoplus Met XR patent challenge

Mylan Inc. today confirmed that the company has been sued by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Andrx Labs in connection with the filing of an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Pioglitazone Hydrochloride and Extended-release Metformin Hydrochloride tablets, 15 mg/1000 mg and 30 mg/1000 mg.

9 Jan 2012

Positive results from Aestus' ATx08-001 Phase II study on post-herpetic neuralgia

Aestus Therapeutics, Inc. today reported positive results from a Phase II clinical study evaluating the efficacy of its novel neuropathic pain therapeutic, ATx08-001, in the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia.

14 Dec 2011

Takeda submits alogliptin plus metformin NDA to FDA for treatment of type 2 diabetes

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the fixed-dose combination therapy alogliptin/metformin, which combines alogliptin with metformin in a single tablet.

24 Nov 2011

FDA assigns new PDUFA date for Takeda's investigational type 2 diabetes therapy, alogliptin

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., today announced that the company received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that its review of investigational type 2 diabetes therapy alogliptin, and thus the fixed-dose combination therapy alogliptin/pioglitazone, will be delayed.

18 Nov 2011

Glitazone treatment does not cause side effects in patients with metastatic thyroid cancer

Repeated radio-ablation therapy with iodine-131 to treat metastatic thyroid cancer can be less effective than the initial round of treatment due to de-differentiation of the cancer cells as the disease progresses, making them less sensitive to I-131.

29 Oct 2011

Pioglitazone News and Research

Standard aspirin dose may not protect diabetics against blood clots

Clinical utility of Metabolon's Quantose IR test to be showcased at ADA meeting

Thiazolidinedione drugs linked with increased risk of DME in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Dapagliflozin more effective than sitagliptin for adult patients with type 2 diabetes

Researchers identify new mitochondrial protein complex linked with type 2 diabetes

Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim announce results from linagliptin Phase III trial on T2D

Investigational diabetes drug appears to improve insulin sensitivity without side effects

Increased risk of bladder cancer linked to diabetes drug

FDA issues complete response letter to Takeda’s NDAs for type 2 diabetes investigational therapies

European Commission grants marketing authorization for use of BYETTA with basal insulin

Weight gain or loss may also depend on medicines taken

BYETTA-basal insulin combination therapy receives EMA CHMP positive opinion

Pioglitazone can prevent long term effects of maternal obesity on offspring

Length of residence in the U.S. increases risk of PTB among Hispanic women

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly receive FDA approval for Jentadueto to treat type 2 diabetes

Mylan confirms Actoplus Met XR patent challenge

Positive results from Aestus' ATx08-001 Phase II study on post-herpetic neuralgia

Takeda submits alogliptin plus metformin NDA to FDA for treatment of type 2 diabetes

FDA assigns new PDUFA date for Takeda's investigational type 2 diabetes therapy, alogliptin

Glitazone treatment does not cause side effects in patients with metastatic thyroid cancer

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