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November 15, 2012 10:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time 

ForxigaTM (dapagliflozin), una nueva clase de SGLT2 que funciona independientemente a la insulina, ya ha sido aprobada en la Unión Europea para el tratamiento de la diabetes de tipo 2

  • Forxiga, un agente administrado por vía oral una sola vez al día, ofrece a los médicos una nueva opción para mejorar el control de la glucemia como monoterapia en pacientes intolerantes a la metformina o como terapia combinada
  • La reducción en el peso y presión sanguínea son ventajas adicionales que se han observado con Forxiga en estudios clínicos
  • El modo de acción novel de Forxiga trabaja de forma independiente a la insulina para eliminar el exceso de glucosa del organismo
  • La aprobación de la UE está respaldad por un exhaustivo programa de desarrollo clínico en múltiples situaciones de tratamiento

PARÍS & LONDRES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) y AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) ha comunicado que la Comisión Europea ha aprobado los comprimidos ForxigaTM (dapagliflozin) para el tratamiento de la diabetes de tipo 2 en la UE.

El comunicado en el idioma original, es la versión oficial y autorizada del mismo. La traducción es solamente un medio de ayuda y deberá ser comparada con el texto en idioma original, que es la única versión del texto que tendrá validez legal.

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Carmel Hogan, Bristol-Myers Squibb
+33-6-74-10-76-58
carmel.hogan@bms.com
Ken Dominski, Bristol-Myers Squibb
+1-609-252-5251
ken.dominski@bms.com
Michele Meixell, AstraZeneca
+1-302-885-6351
michele.meixell@astrazeneca.com
Investors:
John Elicker, Bristol-Myers Squibb
+1-609-252-4611
john.elicker@bms.com
Karl Hard, AstraZeneca
+44-207-604-8123
karl.j.hard@astrazeneca.com

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