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Assessing the Safety of Sitagliptin in Older Participants in the Trial Evaluating Cardiovascular Outcomes with Sitagliptin (TECOS)
CONCLUSIONS Among older patients with well-controlled type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, sitagliptin had neutral effects on cardiovascular risk and raised no significant safety concerns.
Source: Diabetes Care - March 20, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Bethel, M. A.; Engel, S. S.; Green, J. B.; Huang, Z.; Josse, R. G.; Kaufman, K. D.; Standl, E.; Suryawanshi, S.; Van de Werf, F.; McGuire, D. K.; Peterson, E. D.; Holman, R. R.; for the TECOS Study Group Tags: Emerging Science and Concepts for Management of Diabetes and Aging Source Type: research

Diabetes drugs may be linked to pancreatic cancer
Conclusion This article presents important concerns that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors could potentially increase the risk of inflammation and cancerous changes in the pancreas. The agencies that regulate medicines in Europe and the USA are aware of these issues, and told the BMJ that their analyses show increased reporting of pancreatic cancer among people taking these types of drugs. However, the agencies note that it has not been established whether these drugs directly cause the adverse effects seen in the pancreas. Both agencies are reviewing emerging eviden...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Diabetes QA articles Source Type: news