Lilly to Donate Insulin KwikPens To Support Lower-Income Communities

Starting this month, Eli Lilly and Company will donate at least 200,000 KwikPens® to three relief organizations – Americares, Direct Relief and …

Invokana® Gets New Indication in Canada to Reduce Risks with Diabetic Kidney Disease

Health Canada has approved Invokana® (canagliflozin) as an adjunct to diet, exercise, and standard-of-care therapy, to reduce the risk of end-stage …

US FDA Approves Only Triple-Combo Tablet with Jardiance® for Adults with T2D

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Trijardy™ XR to lower blood sugar in adults with Type 2 diabetes, along with diet and …

FDA Says Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin May Increase Risk of Cancer

The FDA has issued a safety alert for the weight management medicine Belviq, Belviq XR (lorcaserin) due to a possible increased risk of cancer with …

Lilly Expands Affordability With Lower-Priced Versions of Popular Insulin

Eli Lilly today announced plans to add two more cost-saving options to its suite of solutions for people who use Lilly insulin. The company plans to …

Maker of Lantus Insulin Announces It Will Exit Diabetes Research

French drugmaker, Sanofi SA announced on Tuesday that will stop pouring in money to research diabetes and cardiovascular (DCV). The news came from …

Special Spotlight On Diabetes Prescription Drugs: Byetta (exenatide)

Medically reviewed by Victor Nguyen, PharmD, MS on July 10, 2019 — Written by Helen Marshall, BPharm, MRPharmS. Republished with permission …

Special Spotlight On Diabetes Prescription Drugs: Basaglar

Medically reviewed by Dena Westphalen, PharmD on July 30, 2019 — Written by Lindsay Slowiczek, PharmD.  Republished with permission …

FDA Approves First Oral Formulation of Semaglutide For Adults with T2D

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk’s new drug, Rybelsus® (semaglutide) tablets for adults with Type 2 …

Swiss Drugmaker Halts Distribution of Zantac Worldwide

Novartis AG’s Sandoz unit, the maker of ranitidine, or Zantac, a popular heartburn medication announced today it would halt global …