Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy Endpoints for Clinical Trials Investigating Antidiabetic Drugs and Biological Products; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

摘要

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy Endpoints for Clinical Trials Investigating Antidiabetic Drugs and Biological Products." This draft guidance is intended to help sponsors develop antidiabetic drugs for adults and children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this draft guidance, antidiabetic drug refers to drugs intended to improve glycemic control, including drugs intended to reduce diabetes-related hyperglycemia (i.e., antihyperglycemic drugs) and drugs intended to mitigate iatrogenic hypoglycemia associated with diabetes management.