PMID- 24848755 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150615 LR - 20220316 IS - 1179-1950 (Electronic) IS - 0012-6667 (Linking) VI - 74 IP - 8 DP - 2014 Jun TI - Tofogliflozin: first global approval. PG - 939-44 LID - 10.1007/s40265-014-0229-1 [doi] AB - Tofogliflozin (Apleway((R)), Deberza((R)) [Japan]), an orally active small molecule sodium-glucose co-transporter type 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has been developed by Chugai Pharmaceutical for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and a marketing authorization application was filed in Japan in 2013 by licensees Sanofi K.K. and Kowa. Tofogliflozin has received its first global approval for this indication in Japan as either monotherapy or in combination with other antihyperglcaemic agents. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of tofogliflozin leading to this first approval for the treatment of T2DM. FAU - Poole, Raewyn M AU - Poole RM AD - Adis, Auckland, New Zealand. FAU - Prossler, Jennifer E AU - Prossler JE LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - New Zealand TA - Drugs JT - Drugs JID - 7600076 RN - 0 (Benzhydryl Compounds) RN - 0 (Glucosides) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors) RN - P8DD8KX4O4 (6-((4-ethylphenyl)methyl)-3',4',5',6'-tetrahydro-6'-(hydroxymethyl)spiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),2'-(2H)pyran)-3',4',5'-triol) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzhydryl Compounds/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy/physiopathology MH - Drug Approval MH - Drug Therapy, Combination MH - Glucosides/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage/pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Japan MH - Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitors EDAT- 2014/05/23 06:00 MHDA- 2015/06/16 06:00 CRDT- 2014/05/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/05/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/06/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s40265-014-0229-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Drugs. 2014 Jun;74(8):939-44. doi: 10.1007/s40265-014-0229-1.