J&J subsidiary seeks approval for Type 2 diabetes drug

RARITAN, N.J. — A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson is seeking regulatory approval for a new Type 2 diabetes drug.

J&J division Janssen Research & Development announced Wednesday that it had filed with the Food and Drug Administration for a drug combining the experimental drug canagliflozin and immediate-release metformin, a common generic drug for diabetes.

The company also submitted a regulatory approval application to the FDA for canagliflozin in May 2012.

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