NHS England moves to restrict use of GLP-1 agonists
On 27th June 2023 NHS England issued a Medicine Supply Notification (MSN/2023/061) concerning GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) used for management of type 2 diabetes. This action has… read more.
On 27th June 2023 NHS England issued a Medicine Supply Notification (MSN/2023/061) concerning GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) used for management of type 2 diabetes. This action has… read more.
Metabolic or bariatric surgery results in superior glycemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of Type 2 diabetes than medical or lifestyle intervention in patients… read more.
AstraZeneca’s Xigduo XR (dapagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release), a once-daily fixed-dose combination, has been approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of adults with… read more.
Zealand Pharma A/S a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative peptide-based medicines, announced it has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to the European… read more.
More than half a billion people are living with diabetes worldwide, affecting men, women, and children of all ages in every country, and that number is projected to… read more.
The FDA has approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10 mg and 25 mg tablets to lower blood sugar along with diet and exercise in children 10 years and older with… read more.
People who develop diabetes following pregnancy were significantly less likely to be able to bring it under control if they had experienced gestational diabetes during their pregnancy, especially… read more.
An investigator with the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy has filed an invention disclosure, part of a provisional patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark… read more.
A research team led by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has analysed the actual prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Austria for… read more.
A new substudy of the STEP TEENS trial presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2023, Dublin 17-20 May) shows that adolescents using semaglutide experienced significant… read more.
In a small feasibility study, subjects with type 2 diabetes achieved significant improvement in long-term blood sugar levels following treatment with high-dose tadalafil, an erectile dysfunction drug. Tadalafil… read more.
Alex Miras is Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Ulster, UK and is an expert in obesity management and research. In 2021 a trial of semaglutide for… read more.
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