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Bayer Backs Kerendia To Be A Blockbuster

High Hopes For Nubeqa Too

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Just approved In US for chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, Kerendia is going to be an important new treatment option, according to Bayer pharma head Stefan Oelrich, who was speaking as the Leverkusen-headquartered group unveiled a decent set of sales figures for the second quarter.

Bayer Pharma AG, Administration and laboratory buildings of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in Berlin-Wedding on June 14, 2017, Germany - Image
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Bayer AG believes that "an incredibly strong label" and major unmet need will push Kerendia, approved last month in the US for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes, to be one of its biggest sellers soon.

Speaking as the German group unveiled its second quarter results, pharmaceuticals chief Stefan Oelrich said that given there are more than 160 million patients worldwide that live with CKD and type 2 diabetes, Kerendia (finerenone), approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on 9 July, represents "a significant opportunity

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