Takeda Announces Acceptance of European Medicines Agency Submissions for Two Fixed-Dose Combination Therapies, Alogliptin and Pioglitazone and Alogliptin and Metformin, for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Takeda Announces Acceptance of European Medicines Agency Submissions for Two Fixed- Dose Combination Therapies, Alogliptin and Pioglitazone and Alogliptin and Metformin, for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes PR Newswire LONDON and OSAKA, Japan, June 19, 2012 LONDON and OSAKA, Japan, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) Ltd. today announced that Takeda Global Research & Development Centre (Europe) Ltd. ("TGRD Europe") received confirmation of the acceptance of submissions of Marketing Authorisation Applications (MAAs) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for alogliptin and pioglitazone, which combines alogliptin with pioglitazone in a single tablet, and alogliptin and metformin, which combines alogliptin with metformin in a single tablet. The EMA has confirmed that the submissions have been validated for assessment. "Takeda has been committed to researching and developing new therapies for the type 2 diabetes population for nearly 20 years, and we are confident that these submissions are another step towards helping patients in Europe who might benefit from the right combination of treatments," said Stuart Dollow, M.D., managing director, Takeda Global Research & Development Centre (Europe) Ltd. "If approved, these two new therapies both offer the benefit of combining two medications in one, which may reduce the number of pills patients must take each day.