How Does Ozempic Help People With Diabetes?
Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with chronic kidney disease, drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Tuesday.
A Phase 3 clinical trial found that injections of the semaglutide medication once weekly reduced the risk of kidney disease worsening by 24% in people who also had diabetes. It also reduced the risk of kidney failure and cut the risk of death from heart disease by about 5% in adults with both type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, the company said in a news release.
Chronic kidney disease is a common complication for people living with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, which is one of the leading causes of death in the US and worldwide; about a third of adults with diabetes also have chronic kidney disease, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Excerpted from CNN
