BI Bets On Expanding Jardiance As Diabetes Drug Sales Soar

The German major believes its drug will remain the biggest-selling SGLT-2 inhibitor boosted by expanded heart and renal disease approvals.

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BI board reviews a strong 2018 performance • Source: Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH's Jardiance consolidated its position as the best-selling diabetes therapy in the selective sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor class in 2018 and the German group expects to keep hold of top spot with expanded indications in heart failure and kidney disease.

At its annual press conference in Ingelheim on 17 April, the company reported a rise of over 50% for Eli Lilly & Co.-partnered Jardiance (empagliflozin) to €1.5bn, while sales of Synjardy(empagliflozin/metformin) and Glyxambi (empagliflozin/linagliptin) added another €300m to BI's coffers

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