Merck & Co. Provides Diabetes Portfolio Update And Underscores Comprehensive, Long-Term Commitment To Patients With Diabetes

KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, provided an update today on its diabetes portfolio and re-affirmed the company’s comprehensive, long-term commitment to patients with diabetes. Merck has a proud history in helping patients with type 2 diabetes. Since launching JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) in 2006 as the first DPP-4 inhibitor in the United States, Merck has continued to collaborate with academic and industry partners on advances in the care of patients with diabetes, and to research and develop innovative treatment options. At the 51st European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, new Phase 3 data on Merck’s investigational once-weekly oral DPP-4 inhibitor, omarigliptin, and additional findings from the Trial Evaluating Cardiovascular Outcomes with Sitagliptin (TECOS) of Merck’s once-daily DPP-4 inhibitor, JANUVIA, are being presented.

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