Boehringer To Profit From Jardiance Well Into Second Half Of Decade

As Drug’s 2022 Sales Exceed €5bn

The German firm is anticipating a major label expansion in kidney disease for its SGL2 inhibitor later this year, prompting Boehringer to gear up commercial activities as AstraZeneca’s rival Farxiga faces the threat of generic competition.  

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Chronic Kidney Disease Affects 37 Million People In The US • Source: Shutterstock

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH is confident it can maximize the profits of the blockbuster cardiovascular and diabetes drug Jardiance through the second half of the decade as it prepares for an important label expansion into chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Total net sales from the private firm’s human pharma business grew to €18.46bn in 2022 from €15.29bn the year before,...

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