Groundbreaking study reveals that some diabetes drugs may lower heart risk and prevent kidney disease
In this July 11, 2018, photo, Bridgett Snelten holds her prescriptions as she sits in her home, in Sandy, Utah.
The study tested Janssen Pharmaceuticals' drug Invokana. Results were discussed Sunday at a medical meeting in Australia and published by the New England Journal of Medicine. Some blood pressure drugs lower this risk but they're only partially effective. The new study tested Invokana, a daily pill sold now to help control blood sugar, to see if it also could help prevent kidney disease when added to standard treatments.
For every 1,000 people taking the drug for 2.5 years, there would be 47 fewer cases of one of these problems, researchers estimate.
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