Federal Approval For New Type 2 Diabetic Medication Janumet
April 1, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Type 2 diabetics have something to celebrate. There is a 2 in 1 pill that was given federal approval this week. It is called Janumet. The medication is a combination of metformin and Januvia, 2 pills that are being taken separately by diabetics to help control their blood sugar.
Merck hopes the combination version will make it easier for those diabetics to control their blood sugar levels.
This comes only 5 months after the drug Januvia was approved by the federal drug administration. Januvia is the first of its type on the market.
JANUVIA is a once-daily pill …read more




