Category: Insulin

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MannKind Seeks FDA Approval for Inhaled Insulin

MannKind Corporation has resubmitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the marketing and sale of AFREZZA (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder with an indication to improve glycemic control in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
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Novo Nordisk’s Combination Insulin Ryzodeg Approved in Japan

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved Novo Nordisk's new combination insulin, Ryzodeg, for the treatment of diabetes. Ryzodeg is a soluble formulation of Tresiba (insulin degludec), a once-daily new-generation basal insulin analogue with an ultra-long duration of action, and NovoRapid (insulin aspart which in the U.S. is marketed under the brand name NovoLog). Ryzodeg can be administered once or twice daily with the main meal(s).
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Degludec, Novo Nordisk’s New Insulin, On Its Way To FDA Approval

The Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) completed its meeting regarding the New Drug Applications (NDA) for Novo Nordisk's insulin degludec (to be marketed under the name Tresiba) and insulin degludec/insulin aspart.
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EU Panel Backs Novo Nordisk’s Tresiba

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted positive opinions, recommending marketing authorizations, for Novo Nordisk's new insulin Tresiba and insulin Ryzodeg for the treatment of diabetes mellitus in adults. Tresiba , the intended brand name for insulin degludec, is a new generation of once-daily basal insulin. In "treat-to-target? studies supporting the new drug application, where Tresiba was compared to insulin glargine,
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