Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has entered into a strategic alliance with Boehringer Ingelheim India Private Limited ("BI India") to co-market Cospiaq® (Empagliflozin), Cospiaq MetTM (Empagliflozin+ Metformin) and Xilingio ® (Empagliflozin+ Linagliptin) in India. Empagliflozin is a novel sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, which is useful for improving glycaemic control in adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus. Empagliflozin is also indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and established cardiovascular disease.

Further, empagliflozin is indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure, in adults with heart failure.