Large international study finds diabetes drug cuts cardiovascular and kidney problems

(McMaster University) A clinical trial that followed more than 9,900 people in 24 countries has found that the drug dulaglutide reduced cardiovascular events and kidney problems in middle-aged and older people with type 2 diabetes.During more than five years of follow-up, cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes were reduced by 12% in people taking dulaglutide compared to people taking a placebo. This effect was seen in both men and women with or without previous cardiovascular disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news