Study finds J&J diabetes drug Invokana may prevent, slow kidney disease

[JacksinPA]

Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

Results of a study released on Sunday, April 14, 2019 show that the diabetes drug Invokana has been shown to help prevent or delay worsening of kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive.

A drug that’s used to help control blood sugar in people with diabetes has now been shown to help prevent or slow kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive.
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This problem is growing because of the obesity epidemic.

A pill a day beats going in for dialysis.

BTW, Janssen is the wholly owned Belgian pharma sub of Johnson & Johnson.

 

[The Mark]

Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

Results of a study released on Sunday, April 14, 2019 show that the diabetes drug Invokana has been shown to help prevent or delay worsening of kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive.

A drug that’s used to help control blood sugar in people with diabetes has now been shown to help prevent or slow kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive.
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This problem is growing because of the obesity epidemic.

A pill a day beats going in for dialysis.

BTW, Janssen is the wholly owned Belgian pharma sub of Johnson & Johnson.

Generally speaking, I'm a bit skeptical of single studies showing anything, because without duplication of results by others it's not really very solid evidence.

That said, it sounds potentially helpful.