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Single-Pill Combinations: New Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
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Patients with Type 2 diabetes now have therapeutic options that combine two medications in one pill. The Food & Drug Administration recently approved Metaglip (glipizide/metformin, Bristol-Myers Squibb) and Avandamet (rosiglitazone/metformin, GlaxoSmithKline).
As stated in Metaglip's package insert (PI), the drug is indicated as initial therapy, in addition to diet and exercise, to improve glycemic control in patients with Type 2 diabetes whose hyperglycemia cannot be satisfactorily controlled with diet and exercise alone. It is indicated as second-line therapy in patients with Type 2 diabetes whose hyperglycemia cannot be adequately controlled with …
