Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Eyes Turn to SGLT2 Inhibitors after Entresto’s Narrow Miss in HFpEF
Expectations are growing for SGLT2 inhibitors as treatments for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) after Novartis’ Entresto (sacubitril + valsartan) narrowly missed its primary goal in a PIII trial for that use. Boehringer Ingelheim/Eli Lilly’s Jardiance (empagliflozin) and…
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