GEN | News Highlights:Firms Report Promising Data for Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Candidates at 71st Annual ADA Meeting

Image via WikipediaGEN | News Highlights:Firms Report Promising Data for Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Candidates at 71st Annual ADA Meeting

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in San Diego included the presentation of new data from Phase III trials evaluating Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and AstraZeneca’s dapagliflozin, Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly’s linagliptin, and Novo Nordisk’s insulin degludec.

Boehringer Gains Approval To Market Blockbuster Blood Thinner Which Works Better

Image via WikipediaBoehringer Beats Bayer, J&J to Market With Pradaxa

By Naomi Kresge and Catherine Larkin

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Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH won U.S. approval to sell Pradaxa, beating drugmakers including Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson to the market with the first rival to the half-century-old blood thinner warfarin.

The Food and Drug Administration cleared the drug for patients with an irregular heartbeat that may raise the risk of a stroke, the agency said yesterday in a statement.