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A 96‐week, double‐blind, randomized controlled trial comparing bexagliflozin to glimepiride as an adjunct to metformin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults

Y. Halvorsen, J. Lock, J. Frias, F. Tinahones, D. Dahl, Annie L. Conery, Mason W. Freeman

Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, 2022

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Abstract

To compare the effects of bexagliflozin tablets 20 mg, with those of optimally titrated glimepiride when used to treat adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately controlled by metformin.

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