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New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Synjardy® (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) Tablets Now Available in U.S. Pharmacies

October 14, 2015 8:30 AM EDT

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that Synjardy® (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved SYNJARDY at the end of August as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with T2D who are not adequately controlled on a regimen containing empagliflozin or metformin alone, or in patients already being treated with empagliflozin and metformin.... More

Baricitinib Demonstrates Superiority to Adalimumab in Improving Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Pivotal Phase 3 Study

October 14, 2015 6:45 AM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ: INCY) today announced positive topline results of RA-BEAM, the fourth successful Phase 3 study of baricitinib, an investigational medicine for patients with moderately-to-severely active rheumatoid arthritis.

The study met its primary objective of demonstrating superiority compared to placebo after 12 weeks of treatment based on ACR20 response a standard clinical measure that represents at least a 20 percent improvement in RA disease activity. Baricitinib was also superior to adalimumab on key secondary objectives... More