Ertugliflozin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT: More than 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, with 90-95% having type 2 diabetes (T2D). Glycemic control of T2D has demonstrated reductions in microvascular complications but recent data have demonstrated improvements in macrovascular outcomes with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. Ertugliflozin is the most recent SGLT2 inhibitor approved in the USA and Europe for the treatment of T2D. This narrative review aims to present and discuss the efficacy, safety, cardiovascular (CV), and renal outcomes related to the use of ertugliflozin in T2D. Ertugliflozin has been evaluated in eight clinical trials (n=5248) with a focus on glycemic control. These trials have demonstrated improvement in glycosylated hemoglobin (0.6-1%), fasting plasma glucose (30-50 mg/dL), 2-hour post

SUBMITTER: Marrs JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7707814 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature