Merck Gets US FDA Nod for First-in-its-class Oral Cholesterol Drug

Published Date: 17 Jul 2026

The U.S. FDA approved Merck's cholesterol-lowering pill, it said on Thursday, the first in a class of drugs dominated ⁠by injections, which could potentially broaden the use...

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Using both SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists is no more effective than using either drug alone in patients with type 2 diabetes, a new meta-analysis suggests.

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