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A new drug belonging to a novel class of drugs for type 2 diabetes
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Published in Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics
Correspondence: Sivagnanam G
Department of Pharmacology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kadhirkamam, Puducherry, India.
Email: drsivagnanam@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2013 Manuscript Technomedia LLP. This is an open access article.
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- Jan 1, 2013
How to cite
G, S. (2013). A new drug belonging to a novel class of drugs for type 2 diabetes. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 4(3), 224. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.114621
Abstract
The FDA approval of canagliflozin (Invokana) was based on data involving over 10,285 type 2 diabetes patients, which showed improvement in hemoglobin A1c and fasting plasma glucose levels. Canagliflozin has been tested as monotherapy as well as in combination with metformin, sulphonylurea, pioglitazone, and insulin
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| Title | A new drug belonging to a novel class of drugs for type 2 diabetes |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sivagnanam G |
| Affiliations | Department of Pharmacology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Kadhirkamam, Puducherry, India. |
| Corresponding author | drsivagnanam@gmail.com |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 4, Issue 3 (2013) |
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