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flag FDA approves oral diabetes drug Rybelsus to reduce heart attacks, strokes, and death in high-risk patients.

flag The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s oral diabetes drug Rybelsus for reducing major cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes who are at high risk, based on a phase 3 trial showing a 14% reduction in heart attacks, strokes, or cardiovascular death over four years. flag This marks the first approval of an oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for heart protection in the U.S., offering a pill-based alternative to injectable treatments. flag The drug, already approved since 2019 for blood sugar control, demonstrated consistent safety with slightly higher rates of gastrointestinal side effects. flag The decision follows a similar European approval earlier in 2025.

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