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May 13, 2013
                			
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				Canagliflozin (Invokana) for Type 2 Diabetes
May 13, 2013 (Issue: 1416)
				Canagliflozin (kan" a gli floe' zin; Invokana – Janssen),
a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor,
has been approved by the FDA for oral treatment of
type 2 diabetes.
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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