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STAT+: Two type 1 diabetes patients now freed from insulin shots with cell therapy, Vertex reports

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals said Friday that, over a year after receiving the company’s stem-cell therapy, two type 1 diabetes patients no longer need to take insulin injections and saw stark reductions in a biological marker of disease. 

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Lilly launches Mounjaro (tirzepatide), offers new treatment option for obesity and type 2 diabetes

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Eli Lilly and Company (India) announced the launch of Mounjaro in single-dose vial presentation following the marketing authorisation from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO). Mounjaro is also indicated as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Akums launches Dapagliflozin + Pioglitazone tablets for type 2 diabetes

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Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has launched Dapagliflozin + Pioglitazone tablets, a combination therapy for the management of type 2 diabetes. Approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), this formulation is designed to address challenges associated with conventional diabetes treatments.

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STAT+: Positive trial results set up obesity drug Wegovy for use against heart failure

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ATLANTA — Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy improved symptoms and physical function in patients who had obesity, diabetes, and a common type of heart failure, boosting Novo’s attempt to get the popular drug approved for yet another usage beyond weight loss.

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STAT+: Novo Nordisk wants to be a cardiovascular company, too, with sights set on inflammation

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PHILADELPHIA – Novo Nordisk, which has dominated the diabetes and obesity markets with its blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, now also wants to be a major player in heart disease. It’s also developing several treatments specific to heart disease and is acquiring a medication for high blood pressure.

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STAT+: Compounding group sues FDA for removing Lilly’s obesity drug from its shortages list

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Food and Drug Administration for a “reckless and arbitrary” decision to remove a widely prescribed Eli Lilly drug for combating diabetes and obesity from an official shortages list. A trade group representing large compounding pharmacies has sued the U.S.

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STAT+: Eli Lilly’s obesity drug Zepbound improved liver scarring in mid-stage MASH study

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Eli Lilly’s blockbuster diabetes and obesity drug improved living scarring in a mid-stage study of the liver disease MASH, adding to positive data announced earlier this year. The study tested three doses of tirzepatide, sold commercially as Mounjaro or Zepbound. from the lowest to highest doses. from the lowest to highest doses.

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