Forxiga approved in the EU for CKD
09 August 2021 07:05 BST Forxiga approved in the EU for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in patients with and without type-2 diabetes Approval based on unprecedented DAPA-CKD Phase III data is the most significant advancement in chronic kidney disease in more than 20 years AstraZeneca's Forxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has been approved in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults with and without type-2 diabetes (T2D). The approval by the European Commission is based on positive results