BI/Lilly's Jardiance Enters US Heart Failure Market Fray
HFrEF Indication Approved
Executive Summary
Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly have gained a US approval for their SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, which could be extended further in coming months to other types of heart failure, adding to the products competing in this previously neglected therapeutic area.
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