Type 2 diabetes: Jentadueto® (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) tablets label updated to include new data on blood glucose reductions in treatment-naive adults with high baseline A1C (NYSE:LLY)

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --  The U.S. Prescribing Information for Jentadueto® (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) tablets now includes clinical trial data that showed linagliptin co-administered with metformin provided statistically significant decreases in blood glucose compared with linagliptin alone in treatment-naive* adults with type 2 diabetes and high baseline A1C levels (A1C of > /=8.5 to < /=12.0 percent). Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today that the data, based on results from a prospective 24-week phase IV clinical trial, have been added to the "Clinical Studies" section of the JENTADUETO U.S. Prescribing Information.



Type 2 diabetes: Jentadueto® (linagliptin and metformin hydrochloride) tablets label updated to include new data on blood glucose reductions in treatment-naive adults with high baseline A1C (NYSE:LLY)