Merck & Co. Presents First Phase 3 Data In Japanese Patients For Omarigliptin, An Investigational Once-Weekly DPP-4 Inhibitor For Type 2 Diabetes

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the presentation of the first data from the Phase 3 clinical development program for omarigliptin, Merck’s investigational once-weekly DPP-4 inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In a study in Japanese patients, omarigliptin provided comparable efficacy and tolerability to Merck’s once-daily DPP-4 inhibitor JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) 50 mg, which is the standard starting dose for sitagliptin in Japan. Merck presented these data on omarigliptin, which has been shown to produce sustained DPP-4 inhibition, at an oral session at the 50th European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting.

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