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AGEPHA Pharma’s LODOCO gets US FDA approval for cardiovascular disease

Pharmaceutical Technology

Participants treated with LODOCO had a 31% reduction in the overall risk of cardiovascular death, spontaneous myocardial infarction or ischaemic stroke when added to statins and other cardiology prevention therapies, compared to those treated with placebo.

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Surmodics and Abbott’s Drug-Coated Balloon for Peripheral Artery Disease Gets FDA Approval

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Obtaining FDA approval for our SurVeil DCB is one of the most important achievements in Surmodics’ history,” said Gary Maharaj, president and CEO of Surmodics, in the company’s press release. “It SurVeil has an edge over IN.PACT as it is coated with a lower dose of the drug.

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FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

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FDA Approves Bronchitol (mannitol) Inhalation Powder to Improve Pulmonary Function in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Bronchitol (mannitol) inhalation powder. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Bronchitol (mannitol) inhalation powder.

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FDA Approves Treatment for Wider Range of Patients with Heart Failure

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Jardiance is also approved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease, and to reduce the risk of death and hospitalization in patients with heart failure and low ejection fraction. The FDA granted the approval of Jardiance to Boehringer Ingelheim.

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Top 15 Diabetes Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Sales Statistics

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Ozempic (Semaglutide) Ozempic sales in 2022: $8.713 billion Company/Developer: Novo Nordisk Date of first FDA approval: December 5, 2017 Indications Ozempic is FDA-approved for: Type 2 diabetes Price of Ozempic: $1,029 for 1.5 mL subcutaneous solution (2 mg/1.5 billion in Q4 2022.

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U.S. FDA approves finerenone for the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes

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Up to 40% of all patients with type 2 diabetes develop chronic kidney disease. The clinical data from FIGARO-DKD are scheduled for presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2021 on August 28th. Up to 40% of all patients with type 2 diabetes develop CKD. The study met its primary endpoint.

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Vicore initiates clinical proof-of-concept study of endothelial dysfunction 

Drug Discovery World

The study Vicore is conducting a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial evaluating the effect of ATRAGs on endothelial dysfunction (reflecting blood vessel health) in patients with type-2-diabetes-mellitus (T2DM )1, a condition where endothelial dysfunction is central in the development of organ damage. The trial will (..)