Januvia and Suglat combination filed for Japan approval
Astellas Pharma (TYO: 4503) says its partner, MSD KK, the Japanese subsidiary of US pharma giant Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK), has submitted an application for marketing approval of a combination drug of the DPP-4 inhibitor Januvia (sitagliptin) phosphate hydrate and the SGLT2 inhibitor Suglat (ipragliflozin L-proline) for the treatment of type-2 diabetes in Japan.
Merck’s Januvia is the first selective DPP-4 inhibitor in Japan manufactured and marketed by MSD. This once-daily inhibitor selectively inhibits DPP-4 and increases the active incretin levels, thus demonstrating glucose-dependent glucose-lowering effect. Suglatis the first selective SGLT2 inhibitor in Japan manufactured and marketed by Astellas.
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