CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee recommendation: Insulin glargine and lixisenatide (Soliqua -- Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.) indication : adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus inadequately controlled on basal insulin (less than 60 units daily) alone or in combination with metformin

The CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) recommends that insulin glargine and lixisenatide (iGlarLixi) be reimbursed as an adjunct to diet and exercise, with or without metformin, to improve glycemic control in adults with T2DM, if the following condition is met: Drug plan costs for iGlarLixi...

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Corporate Author: CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) CADTH January 3, 2019, 2019
Edition:Final
Series:CADTH common drug review
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) recommends that insulin glargine and lixisenatide (iGlarLixi) be reimbursed as an adjunct to diet and exercise, with or without metformin, to improve glycemic control in adults with T2DM, if the following condition is met: Drug plan costs for iGlarLixi should not exceed the combined drug plan costs of lixisenatide and the least costly insulin glargine reimbursed separately in jurisdictions that reimburse both drugs for the treatment of T2DM.
Physical Description:1 PDF file (7 pages)