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JUNE 13, 2017

Invokana Reduces Risk for Death From CVD

By PPN News Staff

Canagliflozin (Invokana, Janssen) significantly reduced the combined risk for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), myocardial infarction (MI) and nonfatal stroke versus placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and CVD.

The results of the integrated analysis of the CANVAS (CANagliflozin CardioVascular Assessment Study) and CANVAS-R (a study of the renal effects) trials also showed that canagliflozin treatment was associated with a reduced risk for hospitalization for