The FTSE 100 pharmaceuticals firm, AstraZeneca, has won Europe-wide approval for its diabetes drug Komboglyze.
The treatment, which was developed in conjunction with US peer Bristol-Myers Squibb, helps glycaemic control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes.
The approval comes following a study involving 4,326 patients.
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Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately 90 to 95% of all cases of diagnosed diabetes in adults. In Europe alone there are around 50 million people suffering with the condition.
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