{"id":6548,"date":"2013-09-26T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T23:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bad-drug.net\/?p=6548"},"modified":"2017-09-19T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T19:52:26","slug":"onglyza-study-boosts-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bad-drug.net\/bad-drug-blog\/onglyza-study-boosts-stock","title":{"rendered":"Onglyza Study Boosts Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Onglyza is a prescription drug used to treat type II diabetes. It is considered a DPP-4 inhibitor that diabetics use to help regulate their blood pressure. It is also known as “incretin mimetics”, meaning it is a chemical that acts as an insulin-copycat in order to stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin. It is recommended that the person taking Onglyza eats a healthy diet and exercises to improve blood sugar levels. AstraZeneca is the pharmaceutical company that produces Onglyza. In addition, \u00a0AstraZeneca has a collaboration agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for the drug.<\/p>\n

AstraZeneca has been presented with evidence that Onglyza can cause pancreatitis and even pancreatic cancer.<\/p>\n

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The recent study could be the reason for AstraZeneca’s stock growth. Onglyza revenues as recorded by AstraZeneca were $102 million in the second quarter of 2013, reflecting an increase of 28% over the year-ago period.<\/p>\n

AstraZeneca’s Onglyza Study<\/h2>\n

AstraZeneca recently announced a full data from the SAVOR study on the diabetes drug, Onglyza. The study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study that evaluated Onglyza in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease or multiple risk factors.<\/p>\n

The study concluded that the primary composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, non-fatal MI or non-fatal ischemic stroke occurred in 7.3% of the patients in the Onglyza arm as compared to 7.2% in the placebo arm.<\/p>\n