Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (HKG:1276, SHA:600276) received a drug registration certificate from China's National Medical Products Administration to market Reglitin-Metformin Tablets (I)/(II), according to a Shanghai Stock Exchange filing on Thursday.
The drug is indicated to improve glycemic control in adult patients with type 2 diabetes, who are suitable for treatment with phosphate reglitin and metformin hydrochloride.
This product is China's first independently developed fixed-dose combination formulation of a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor with metformin, the disclosure said.