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European Commission approves Mounjaroan adjunct to diet and exercise for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Published:5th Oct 2022

Eli Lilly and Company announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for the use of Mounjaro (tirzepatide), a once-weekly GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) receptor and GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) receptor agonist, as an adjunct to diet and exercise for the treatment of adults with insufficiently controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

The decision follows the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use’s (CHMP) positive opinion issued in July 2022.

Condition: Diabetes Type 2
Type: drug

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