Swissmedic reviewing licence extension for the SGLT2 inhibitor Invokana (canagliflozin) in fast-track procedure

Mundipharma

9 October 2019 - The CREDENCE renal outcomes study, which was stopped early in July 2018 owing to positive efficacy findings, served as the basis for the extension submission to Swissmedic.

Mundipharma welcomes the news that Swissmedic (the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products; the surveillance authority for medicines and medical devices in Switzerland) is conducting a fast-track review of Mundipharma Switzerland’s application to extend marketing authorisation for the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin as an adjunct to the standard of care in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and stage 2 or stage 3 chronic kidney disease and albuminuria.

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