Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda") announced that an additional indication for "NESINA®" (generic name: Alogliptin), combination therapy with thiazolidinediones for type 2 diabetes, was approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. NESINA, a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-4) inhibitor created by Takeda San Diego, Inc., Takeda's wholly-owned subsidiary, became available on the Japanese market in June 2010. It exhibits extremely high selectivity for DPP-4 inhibition, and a once daily dose with NESINA provides outstanding hypoglycemic benefits... 
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