Japan’s health ministry approved a batch of medicines for broader labels on February 9 including Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim’s SGLT2 inhibitor Jardiance (empagliflozin) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Jardiance has been available in Japan for the indication of…
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