For some people, type 2 diabetes can be managed with lifestyle modifications alone (changes in diet and regular exercise). However, typically, type 2 diabetes is treated with medication plus lifestyle ...

SGLT2 inhibitors help lower blood sugar by causing the kidneys to eliminate more sugar in the urine. Farxiga is used alongside diet and exercise and, in some cases, other medications to help control ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists were more cardioprotective in younger people, but reduced HbA1c more with age. The age of type 2 ...

Hope that AstraZeneca's diabetes and heart failure drug Farxiga might treat patients hospitalised with COVID-19 have been dashed after the drug failed to make an impact in a phase 3 trial.

Big Pharma is again raising the prices for key medications that could save the lives of millions in Georgia and there are ...

AZ is building a metabolic and cardiovascular franchise around Farxiga, which was first approved in type 2 diabetes and was added to the company’s portfolio of drugs after the company bought out ...

A recent study from the University of Hong Kong suggests that a newer type of diabetes drug, called sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), may help protect the kidneys and lungs in ...

THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT THESE COMPANIES AND PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ARE, QUOTE, ENGAGING IN AN ONGOING CONSPIRACY TO RIG THE MARKET AND INFLATE PRICES FOR DIABETES MEDICATION. THE COMPLAINT ...

Insulin, sulfonylureas, and TZDs are diabetes medications that may cause weight gain. But some, like metformin, may have weight loss potential. Others may be neutral to any weight changes.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will be subject to the next round of Medicare price negotiations, the Biden ...