Examples of using Eperzan in English and their translations into German
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Computer
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Programming
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Political
How does Eperzan work?
Other information about Eperzan.
How is Eperzan used?
Eperzan 30 mg Weekly+ Pioglitazone.
How to take Eperzan.
Why is Eperzan approved?
Eperzan is available as prefilled pens that contain a powder(30 and 50 mg) and solvent for making a solution to be injected under the skin.
There is no therapeutic experience with Eperzan in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and it should not be used in these patients.
The mean daily dose of insulin lispro at Week 26 was 31 IU, and at Week 52,69% of patients treated with Eperzan were on 50 mg weekly.
If you use too much Eperzan, contact a doctor or pharmacist for advice.
If you are planning to have a baby,your doctor may decide to stop your treatment with Eperzan at least one month before you try to get pregnant.
It is acceptable to inject Eperzan and insulin in the same body region but the injections should not be adjacent to each other.
The between-treatment difference in HbA1c of 0.1%(-0.04, 0.27)from baseline at 52 weeks for Eperzan and insulin glargine met the pre- specified noninferiority margin 0.3.
In both the Eperzan and all comparator groups, patients with events were generally male, older, or had renal impairment.
For full instructions on the reconstitution and administration of Eperzan see section 6.6 and the instructions for use included in the package leaflet.
Eperzan has not been studied in patients with severe gastrointestinal disease, including severe gastroparesis, and therefore it is not recommended in these patients.
A meta-analysis of 9 clinical studies(8 major effectiveness studies and 1 phase II dose finding study) of up to 3 years durationwas conducted to assess the cardiovascular safety of Eperzan(N=2,524) compared to all comparators(N=2,583) within these trials.
After discontinuation, the effect of Eperzan may continue as plasma levels of albiglutide decline slowly over about 3 to 4 weeks.
In June 2017, the Berlin-Brandenburg Regional Social Court ruled on two actions brought by the central association of statutory health insurance funds(Spitzenverband Bund der Krankenkassen,(GKV))for the determination of the reimbursement amount for two drugs Eperzan® and Zydelig®.
If pancreatitis is suspected, Eperzan should be discontinued; if pancreatitis is confirmed, Eperzan should not be restarted.
Injection site reactions(typically including rash, erythema, or itching at the injection site) occurred in 15% of patients treated with Eperzan compared to 7% with all comparators and led to discontinuation in 2% of all patients treated with Eperzan.
Compared to placebo, treatment with Eperzan 30 mg and 50 mg SC weekly resulted in statistically significant reductions in HbA1c from baseline at Week 52.
Eperzan was more effective than placebo at reducing HbA1c levels when used alone, and was more effective than the diabetes medicines sitagliptin and glimepiride and comparable to insulin glargine and insulin lispro when used as add-on to other treatments.
Patients were randomised(1:1:1) to Eperzan 30 mg once weekly, Eperzan 30 mg once weekly uptitrated to 50 mg once weekly at week 12, or placebo.
When Eperzan was used as monotherapy, the incidence of symptomatic hypoglycaemia(< 3.9 mmol/l) was similar for Eperzan 30 mg(2%), Eperzan 50 mg(1%) and placebo 3.
Compared to placebo, treatment with Eperzan resulted in statistically significant reductions from baseline in HbA1c(-0.8% for Eperzan versus -0.1% for placebo, p< 0.05) and FPG(-1.3 mmol/l for Eperzan versus +0.4 mmol/l for placebo, p< 0.05) at 52 weeks.
The efficacy of Eperzan was evaluated in a 3-year randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study(n 296) in patients inadequately controlled on diet and exercise.
Treatment with Eperzan resulted in a mean weight loss for Eperzan(-0.7 kg) compared to a mean weight gain for insulin lispro(+0.8 kg) and the difference between treatment groups was statistically significant see Table 6.
The benefits of Eperzan were studied in over 5,000 patients with type 2 diabetes in which Eperzan was compared with placebo(a dummy treatment) or with other diabetes medicines when used as an add- on to various combination treatments or when used alone.
The efficacy of Eperzan was evaluated in a randomised, double-blind, active-controlled 52-week study in 486 patients with mild, moderate, and severe renal impairment inadequately controlled on a current regimen of diet and exercise or other antidiabetic therapy.