Skip to main content

Diabetes, Type 2 News (Page 23)

Related terms: Noninsulin-dependent Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Diabetes, Type 2

Sanofi Receives FDA Approval of Adlyxin (lixisenatide) for Treatment of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

PARIS, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Sanofi announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adlyxin (lixisenatide), a once-daily mealtime GLP-1 receptor agonist injection...

FDA Expands Indication For Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Synjardy (Empagliflozin/Metformin Hydrochloride) To Include Treatment-Naïve Adults

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., and INDIANAPOLIS, July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an expanded indication for Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride)...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and Dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR): Drug Safety Communication - Strengthened Kidney Warnings

ISSUE: FDA has strengthened the existing warning about the risk of acute kidney injury for the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) and dapagliflozin (Farxiga, Xigduo XR).  ...

FDA Approves Once-Daily Jentadueto XR (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release) for Type 2 Diabetes

Ridgefield, Conn., and Indianapolis, May 31, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Jentadueto XR (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride extended-release) tablets for the t...

FDA Expands Indication of Invokamet (canagliflozin/metformin HCl) to Include First-Line Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

RARITAN, N.J., May 24, 2016 – Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen), today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Invokamet, a fixed-dose combination therapy of I...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet): Drug Safety Communication - Clinical Trial Results Find Increased Risk of Leg and Foot Amputations

ISSUE: FDA is alerting the public about interim safety results from an ongoing clinical trial that found an increase in leg and foot amputations, mostly affecting the toes, in patients treated with...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Metformin-containing Drugs: Drug Safety Communication - Revised Warnings for Certain Patients With Reduced Kidney Function

ISSUE: FDA is requiring labeling changes regarding the recommendations for metformin-containing medicines for diabetes to expand metformin’s use in certain patients with reduced kidney function. The c...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Diabetes Medications Containing Saxagliptin and Alogliptin: Drug Safety Communication - Risk of Heart Failure

ISSUE: An FDA safety review has found that type 2 diabetes medicines containing saxagliptin and alogliptin may increase the risk of heart failure, particularly in patients who already have heart or...

U.S. Food And Drug Administration Approves Humulin R U-500 KwikPen

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly and Company's Humulin R U-500 KwikPen (insulin human injection) 500 units/mL, a...

FDA Approves Basaglar (insulin glargine) for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

December 16, 2015 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a long-acting human insulin analog to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Rosiglitazone-containing Diabetes Medicines: Drug Safety Communication - FDA Eliminates the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)

ISSUE: FDA is eliminating the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for rosiglitazone-containing type 2 diabetes medicines, which are approved as Avandia, Avandamet, Avandaryl, and generics....

FDA Medwatch Alert: SGLT2 Inhibitors: Drug Safety Communication - Labels to Include Warnings About Too Much Acid in the Blood and Serious Urinary Tract Infections

ISSUE: An FDA safety review has resulted in adding warnings to the labels of a specific class of type 2 diabetes medicines called sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors about the risks of...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Invokana and Invokamet (canagliflozin): Drug Safety Communication - New Information on Bone Fracture Risk and Decreased Bone Mineral Density

ISSUE: FDA has strengthened the warning for the type 2 diabetes medicine canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet) related to the increased risk of bone fractures, and added new information about decreased...

FDA Approves Synjardy (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) for Type 2 Diabetes

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Synjardy (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride) tablets, from...

FDA Medwatch Alert: DPP-4 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes: Drug Safety Communication - May Cause Severe Joint Pain

ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the type 2 diabetes medicines sitagliptin, saxagliptin, linagliptin, and alogliptin may cause joint pain that can be severe and...

Ask a question

To post your own question to our community, sign in or create an account.

Further information

Related condition support groups

Diabetes Mellitus

Related drug support groups

metformin, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Victoza, Lantus, semaglutide, Trulicity, glipizide, Rybelsus, view more... tirzepatide, Jardiance, liraglutide, Lantus Solostar, Humalog, Farxiga, Novolog, Janumet, insulin glargine, Januvia, Bydureon, insulin lispro, Tresiba, dulaglutide, Levemir, insulin degludec, Invokana, glimepiride, Glucophage, Humulin N