The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Synjardy XR, a diabetes medication developed by Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co. and Ridgefield, Conn.-based Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
Synjardy XR combines the glucose-lowering drugs empagliflozin and metformin. The drug is intended to improve blood glucose levels in adults with type 2 diabetes when used alongside diet and exercise.
"Adults with type 2 diabetes often take multiple medications, sometimes more than once a day, to manage their condition," said Paul Fonteyne, president and CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, in a news release. "With Synjardy XR, the eighth FDA-approved treatment to emerge from our partnership with Lilly, adults with type 2 diabetes now have another convenient daily option to help them reach their glycemic goals, whether they are already being treated or are just at the beginning of their treatment."
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