The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1455
ISSUE 1455
November 10, 2014
Issue 1455
- Two New GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Diabetes
- A Combination of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir (Harvoni) for Hepatitis C
- Contrave - A Combination of Bupropion and Naltrexone for Weight Loss
- Obinutuzumab (Gazyva) for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (online only)
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for Metastatic Melanoma (online only)
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Two New GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Diabetes
November 10, 2014 (Issue: 1455)
Two new injectable GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1)
receptor agonists, dulaglutide (Trulicity [trū li si tee] –
Lilly) and albiglutide (Tanzeum [tan' zee um] – GSK),
have been approved by the FDA for once-weekly
treatment of type 2 diabetes....more
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