FDA Expands Semaglutide Use for CV, Kidney Risks in T2D, CKD
The latest semaglutide (Ozempic; Novo Nordisk) approval is set to tackle a major need for patients with both type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), addressing their cardiovascular (CV) and kidney disease risks.
Ozempic Approval Expanded to Include T2D Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The FDA has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening and cardiovascular death in those with T2D and CKD.
Doctors Can Now Prescribe Ozempic to Reduce Kidney Disease Risks in Diabetes Patients
Fact checked by Jillian Dara The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of complications and death in adults with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
FDA approves Ozempic to help reduce risk of worsening chronic kidney disease
The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of
Ozempic receives FDA nod for treating chronic kidney disease; experts explain how diabetes drug reduces CKD risk
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is based on the clinical trials that showed how Ozempic, the diabetes drug, showed a reduced risk of kidney failure. Experts explain how the drug helps.
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Case Series Shows Possible Link Between Semaglutide, Ophthalmic Complications
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Phase 2b QUALITY Trial: Enobosarm Significantly Reduces Lean Mass Loss in Patients on Semaglutide
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