EMPRISE real-world study results

Initial results from the EMPRISE real-world study of empagliflozin compared with DPP-4 inhibitors presented at ACC.19 and AMCP 2019  EMPRISE is an ongoing real-world evidence study in 35,000 people with type 2 diabetes in the US, comparing empagliflozin with DPP-4 inhibitors; initial results based on the first two years of the study were presented at AMCP 2019 and ACC.191,2Initial results presented at AMCP 2019 showed empagliflozin was associated with reductions in all-cause hospitalisations compared with DPP-4 inhibitors, and significantly fewer recurrent emergency department visits and physician office visits1Initial results presented at ACC.19 showed empagliflozin was associated with a reduction in hospitalisation for heart failure or all-cause mortality, and was not associated with an increased risk of bone fracture or lower leg amputation compared to DPP-4 inhibitors2
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