Takeda Pharmaceuticals Submits New Drug Application For Combo of Actos/Amaryl

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America announced that the company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for a new oral medication that combines pioglitazone HCl and glimepiride, a sulfonylurea, to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.

Takeda submitted a separate NDA for a combination of pioglitazone HCl and metformin HCl in October 2004.

ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) directly targets insulin resistance, a condition in which the body does not efficiently use the insulin it produces. Glimepiride acts primarily by increasing the amount of insulin produced by the pancreas. These medications work in combination to help patients with type 2 diabetes manage their blood glucose levels. The company is seeking approval to bring the medication to market in the United States.

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DID YOU KNOW:
RATE OF DIABETES-RELATED PREVENTABLE HOSPITAL ADMITS DOWN:
Good news! The CDC reports that the rate of diabetes-related preventable admissions decreased from 52 to 37 per 1,000 diabetic population from 1993 to 2002 (#1252). That's very significant. Among the 4 ambulatory care sensitive conditions evaluated, the long-term complications admission rate saw the largest decline: from 34 to 20 per 1,000 diabetic population. This suggests steady improvement in the quality of diabetes health services in the last 10 years. Guess folks are really getting it right – congratulations!
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