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EASD Report. Ozempic Slows Kidney Disease, Cuts Death

Ozempic Slows Kidney Disease, Cuts Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

Key takeaways:

  • People with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease who took Ozempic (semaglutide) slowed the progression of kidney disease by 24% and cut their risk of death from kidney disease.
  • Patients who took Ozempic versus placebo also cut their risk of major heart problems by 18%.
  • The latest: A new analysis showed that semaglutide also reduced the chances of experiencing heart failure or death from cardiovascular causes.
  • More specifically, data showed that semaglutide decreased the overall likelihood of the following, regardless of the severity of diabetes-related kidney disease: 

    • Either serious heart failure for the first time or cardiovascular death, by 27%
    • Heart failure events, by 27%
    • Cardiovascular death, by 29%
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