EU approves AstraZeneca's drug for adjunct use in Type-1 diabetes

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EU approves AstraZeneca's drug for adjunct use in Type-1 diabetes
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REUTERS: British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday the European Commission approved its diabetes drug Forxiga for use as an oral supplement ...

REUTERS: British drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday the European Commission approved its diabetes drug Forxiga for use as an oral supplement to insulin in adults with a rare type of the disease.

Forxiga can now be used along with insulin in patients with Type-1 diabetes and a Body Mass Index of 27 or more when insulin alone has not been able to control blood sugar levels, the company said. Type-1 diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin hormone.Farxiga or Forxiga, as the drug is known outside the United States, is one of AstraZeneca's top ten drugs by sales. It generated US$1.

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