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  • FDA clears integration of OneTouch meter with WellDoc's diabetes management platform

    CHESTERBROOK, Pa. — LifeScan, part of the Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies, earlier this week announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the wireless integration of the OneTouch Verio Flex blood glucose monitoring system with WellDoc's clinically validated diabetes management platform, BlueStar, creating a unique digital health solution for people living with Type 2 diabetes.

  • Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim launch Lantus follow-on Basaglar

    INDIANAPOLIS and RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — Eli Lilly and Co. and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals on Thursday announced the launch and availability of their Basaglar. The drug is a follow-on insulin to U-100 insulin glargine Lantus and is a long-acting insulin with an amino acid sequence identical to that of Lantus. 
     

  • Lilly rolls out insulin discount program

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. —  Eli Lilly & Co. has outlined a new initiative, set to begin Jan. 1, 2017, that will offer access to Lilly insulin at discounted prices to patients via Blink Health’s mobile and web platforms through a partnership with Express Scripts. 
     

  • FDA approves Synjardy XR from Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim

    RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS — The Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly & Co.’s and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Synjardy XR (empagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride) extended-release tablets. The drug is indicated to improve blood sugar in adults with Type 2 diabetes when both empagliflozin and metformin can be taken. 
     

  • Apple disrupts diabetes management with subscription service

    NEW YORK — One Drop on Tuesday announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and Conformité Européene (CE) mark approval for One Drop | Chrome, a blood glucose monitoring system that marries modern design with advanced medical and mobile technology.

  • Genteel alternate-site lancet device gains FDA clearance

    MIDLAND, Texas — Genteel on Tuesday announced clearance by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for its “gentle” lancing device. Genteel is the only FDA-cleared standalone lancing device that performs ample blood draw from other body sites as well as fingers.

  • How can pharmacy augment self-care trend? HRG moderator and executive panel explore value proposition

    WAUKESHA, Wis.  –  Dave Wendland, VP strategic relations and member of the owners group at Hamacher Resource Group, will moderate the Chronic Care Roundtable on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Drug Store News Annual Industry Issues Summit. It will be Wendland’s 13th time moderating at the event, HRG stated.

  • Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly launch campaign on Type 2 diabetes, heart disease link

    RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS — Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly & Co. have launched an educational campaign to help raise awareness of the link between heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. The “For Your SweeHeart: Where diabetes and heart disease meet” campaign launch follows a survey by the two companies that found three-in-four Americans and two-in-three people with Type 2 diabetes don’t know that heart disease is the No. 1 health-related killer of Type 2 diabetes patients. 
     
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