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Glenmark’s Remogliflozin Hopes To Shake Up Indian SGLT2i Market

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Glenmark’s remogliflozin is priced about 50% lower than the other SGLT2 inhibitors in India and is expected to expand access to the class of drugs significantly. Early physician outlook for the new SGLT2 inhibitor appears encouraging.

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GLENMARK HAS LAUNCHED A NOVEL SGLT2 Inhibitor

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.’s teneligliptin effectively changed market dynamics in the Indian gliptins segment in 2015 when it made a debut at a price that was 55% lower than the other DPP4 inhibitors at the time – teneligliptin volumes have since surged, overshadowing peers in the class. And the Mumbai-based company now appears to be hoping for a similar run with another diabetes therapy, remogliflozin etabonate, that has hit the Indian market backed by an aggressive cut-price approach.

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