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Merck announces trademark for investigational combination therapy for type 2 diabetes

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, January 1st, 2007

Merck & Co., Inc. announced the trademark Janumet for MK-0431A, the company's investigational oral medicine combining sitagliptin phosphate with metformin for type 2 diabetes.

Janumet is designed to provide an additional treatment option for patients who need more than one oral agent to help control their blood sugar and is currently under standard review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Merck expects FDA action on the new drug application (NDA) by the end of March 2007. The company is also moving forward as planned with regulatory filings in countries outside the United States.

Data supporting Janumet previously reported at the 66th...

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