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Combination of SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists: potential benefits in surrogate and hard endpoints.
CONCLUSION: The combination of metformin with SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA, and a potent statin, in high CVD risk patients with DM, is expected to substantially reduce CVD mortality and morbidity, improving the quality of life of patients with DM at the same time. Prospective studies are needed to confirm this finding. PMID: 29865997 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Design - June 3, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Doumas M, Imprialos Κ, Stavropoulos K, Reklou A, Sachinidis A, Athyros VG Tags: Curr Pharm Des Source Type: research

The cardiovascular effect of incretin-based therapies among type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Incretin-based therapies show similar cardiovascular risk in comparison with metformin, insulin, thiazolidinediones, alpha-glucosidase inhibitor and sodium-glucose co-transporter 2. GLP-1RA could decrease the risk compared with sulfonylurea or placebo, while DPP-4I appears to have neutral effect on cardiovascular risk. PMID: 29320889 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Opinion on Drug Safety - January 13, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Expert Opin Drug Saf Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Effects of Glucose-Lowering Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes: New Drugs in Perspective.
Abstract PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to review the results of clinical trials assessing the cardiovascular effects of drugs for type 2 diabetes and the cardiovascular effects of newer available drugs. METHODS: We performed a detailed search of PubMed-listed publications, reports from international meetings, and ongoing studies from clinical trials.gov. FINDINGS: Currently available drugs have neutral or, in some cases, negative effects on cardiovascular outcomes. Modern sulfonylureas appear to be safe, although the biguanide metformin has a slightly better cardiovascular safety profile than th...
Source: Clinical Therapeutics - November 14, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Thompson PL, Davis TM Tags: Clin Ther Source Type: research

Cardiovascular safety of combination therapies with incretin based drugs and metformin compared with a combination of metformin and sulfonylurea in type 2 diabetes mellitus – a retrospective nationwide study
ConclusionIncretin‐based drugs combined with metformin were safe compared with conventional combinations of glucose‐lowering therapy. Use of incretin‐based therapy may be target for strategies to lower cardiovascular risk in type‐2 diabetes, although it should be recognized that the multivariable analysis may not have fully accounted for important baseline differences.
Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - May 14, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Ulrik Madvig Mogensen, Charlotte Andersson, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, Tina Ken Schramm, Allan Vaag, Nikolai Madrid Scheller, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Gunnar Gislason, Lars Køber Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER 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