Boehringer's Empagliflozin Heads To Advisory Cmte. With Questions On Treatment Effect
Executive Summary
Boehringer wants supplemental empagliflozin claim as insulin adjunct to improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes, but US FDA questions the size of the clinical benefit and the magnitude of a diabetic ketoacidosis risk.
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