Healthcare major Zydus Cadila on Friday announced the launch of oral anti-diabetic tablet, Tenglyn – Teneligliptin 20 mg tablets, which belongs to a new class of oral anti-diabetic agents, Gliptins.

The newly launched tablet is one of the most affordable tablets for diabetic patients. Tenglyn is being priced at just Rs 7 per tablet which is almost 1/6th the price at which the Gliptins were initially launched in India.

Gliptins have shown promise in achieving glycemic control without deteriorating beta cell function and is one of the most recent advancements in diabetes care and management.

Research in the field of anti-diabetic therapy seeks to address the problems of hypoglycemia, GI side effects, lactic acidosis, weight gain, CV risks etc., which pose a major challenge in the treatment of diabetes.

Commenting on the launch, Sharvil Patel, Deputy Managing Director, Zydus Cadila, said, "Diabetes, as we know, is becoming a major health burden globally. We remain committed to this fight against diabetes and with Tenglyn we provide patients suffering from diabetes access to this advanced treatment at the most affordable cost."

The incidence of diabetes is an alarming one with the number of diabetics in the world estimated to be over 360 million. With a patient population of almost 65 million diabetics in India, access to affordable therapy is critical.

The launch of Tenglyn comes as a boon and will help a large number of patients in India suffering from Type II diabetes, access the most affordable gliptin therapy and benefit from it, the company informed.

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