The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE 1513
ISSUE 1513
January 30, 2017
Issue 1513
- Lixisenatide for Type 2 Diabetes
- Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC
- Inflectra - An Infliximab Biosimilar
- Yosprala - A Combination of Aspirin and Omeprazole
- Drug Interaction: Dabigatran (Pradaxa) and Statins
- Corrections: Drugs for Diabetes & Another Insulin Glargine (Basaglar) for Diabetes
- Comparison Table: SGLT2 Inhibitors (online only)
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Lixisenatide for Type 2 Diabetes
January 30, 2017 (Issue: 1513)
The FDA has approved lixisenatide (Sanofi), a short-acting
injectable GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1)
receptor agonist, for once-daily treatment of adults
with type 2 diabetes, both alone (Adlyxin) and in a
fixed-ratio combination with insulin...more
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