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RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, June 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced results from a post-hoc analysis, which explored the clinical effect of linagliptin on albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes who had early diabetic nephropathy (renal disease). The primary endpoint of the analysis was changes to the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), which is a measure of renal function in...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, June 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) presented results that showed empagliflozin (BI 10773), alone or as an add-on to metformin, reduced hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or A1C) levels, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels and body weight when given to adults with type 2 diabetes for up to 90 weeks.[1] A1C is measured in people with diabetes to provide an index of blood glucose control...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) announces LeptoInfo.com has been updated to include new information on the spread of canine leptospirosis (lepto) in the United States and how pet owners can help lower the risks for their dogs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120607/CG21089) The website will be available for pet owners on June 1, 2012 in time for late spring and warmer weather when exposure to lepto increases due...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) capsules prescribing information has been updated to affirm that "PRADAXA 150mg twice daily was superior in reducing ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes relative to warfarin." The update to the "Clinical Studies" section is based on the results of the pivotal RE-LY® trial conducted in 18,000 patients with non-valvular atrial...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., and INDIANAPOLIS, June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) are pleased to announce that less than two years after forming a strategic alliance aimed at bringing new treatments to patients with diabetes, the companies will present 30 abstracts across three compounds and three classes of medicine at the 72nd American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions® in Philadelphia, June...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and NEW YORK, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and CancerCare® today announced the launch of My Cancer Circle(TM) (www.MyCancerCircle.net), a free, private, customizable online tool that enables caregivers of people facing cancer to organize and coordinate a circle of family members and friends to provide practical and emotional support. MyCancerCircle.net will provide caregivers of people facing cancer a simple, effective...
The Pradaxa Resource Center is the Web’s largest source for information on Pradaxa research, side effects and legal news. Visit http://www.Pradaxa-lawsuits.org (PRWEB) May 25, 2012 The Pradaxa Resource Center, a patient advocacy group, is alerting patients affected by internal bleeding episodes after taking the drug Pradaxa that lawyers are investigating claims that the drug is defective. This comes as researchers have warned the drug may have higher rates of death or serious internal...
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. and INDIANAPOLIS, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced Phase 3 study results for linagliptin 5 mg once-daily, which showed significant hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c or A1C) reduction of 0.88 percent compared to 0.24 percent in the placebo group (p=0.0002) at 24 weeks in black or African American adult patients with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar was not adequately controlled.[1]...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim announced today results from a Phase II study evaluating the investigational compound tiotropium delivered once-daily via the Respimat(®) Inhaler in adolescents with symptomatic, moderate persistent asthma. The data were presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society (ATS 2012). Boehringer Ingelheim announced that a comprehensive confirmatory Phase III trial program named UniTinA-asthma(TM) is...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Data from a Phase II trial of olodaterol presented today at the 2012 Annual International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS 2012) compared the efficacy of once-daily (QD) versus twice-daily (BID) olodaterol, a long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) that Boehringer Ingelheim is evaluating as a possible maintenance treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), delivered via the Respimat® Inhaler. In this Phase II...
