New long-acting insulin configurations are being developed and launched because the patent on Lantus is set to expire soon. In the United States the Lantus patent expires February 2015 and the drug’s patent expires in Europe in May 2015.
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Lantus Insulin More Effective in Achieving Long Term Blood Sugar Control in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
New results presented by Sanofi at European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 48th Annual Meeting showed treatment with Lantus (insulin…
Newly Presented results from two Phase II studies of Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim's investigational novel basal insulin analog, LY2605541, show that that LY2605541 was associated with greater improvements of glycemic control (lowering blood sugar levels) than Lantus (insulin glargine) in patients...
Sanofi has announced new results of a large-scale epidemiological program, conducted by independent researchers in the northern European countries, at Kaiser Permanente in Northern and Southern California...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new use for Amylin and Eli Lilly's type 2 diabetes drug, Byetta (exenatide) injection. Byetta is now approved as an add-on therapy to insulin glargine (Lantus), with or without metformin and/or a thiazolidinedione (TZD), for adults with type 2 diabetes...
Novo Nordisk's ultra-long-acting insulin degludec, an investigational basal insulin being developed, showed significant blood sugar reductions in patients with type 2 diabetes even when doses were given once-daily up to 40 hours apart, according to data presented today at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Lisbon...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Alkermes announced new analyses from the DURATION-3 and DURATION-4 trials demonstrating patients treated with the investigational medication Bydureon (exenatide extended-release for injectable suspension) experienced significant improvements in select cardiovascular risk factors, in comparison to patients who received commonly prescribed diabetes treatments...
Novo Nordisk presented clinical pharmacology data for insulin degludec, an ultra-long-acting basal insulin currently under clinical investigation. The data demonstrate up to four times lower day-to-day variability in the total metabolic effect compared to insulin glargine (Lantus) in people with type 1 diabetes. The data were presented at the 46th Scientific Sessions of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)...
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced results from a study comparing the effect of long-term treatment with either Byetta (exenatide) injection or Lantus(R) (insulin glargine) on overall beta-cell function. Three years of Byetta therapy...
If you can get a schedule that works with your insulin regimen, you’ve been blessed. So try for that...