Astrazeneca & Bristol-myers Squibb
STOCKHOLM, September 20, 2010 - Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY)(www.bms.com) and
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN)(www.astrazeneca-us.com)
today announced results from a randomized, double blind Phase 3 clinical
study, which demonstrated that the addition of the investigational drug
dapagliflozin to existing glimepiride (sulphonylurea) therapy produced
significant reductions in glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c) in adult
patients with type 2 diabetes compared to glimepiride alone.