{"id":36678,"date":"2014-09-10T09:38:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T13:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=36678"},"modified":"2015-12-30T05:28:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T10:28:19","slug":"lilly-and-boehringer-ingelheims-new-insulin-glargine-approved-in-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/?p=36678","title":{"rendered":"Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim&#8217;s New Insulin Glargine Approved in the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Lilly-Boehringer-logo.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36679 lazyload\" title=\"Lilly - Boehringer - logo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/asweetlife.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Lilly-Boehringer-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a>The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for\u00a0Eli Lilly and Company\u00a0and Boehringer Ingelheim&#8217;s insulin glargine product, indicated to treat diabetes in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and above. Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim&#8217;s insulin glargine product is the first insulin treatment approved through the\u00a0European Medicines Agency&#8217;s\u00a0biosimilar pathway and the fourth diabetes product approved in the EU from the\u00a0Lilly-Boehringer Ingelheim Alliance. It received a positive recommendation from the\u00a0Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use\u00a0(CHMP) on\u00a0June 26, 2014.<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Alliance&#8217;s insulin glargine product is a basal insulin with the same amino acid sequence as Lantus\u00a0(insulin glargine) and is intended to provide long-lasting blood sugar control between meals and at night.<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span>Lilly\/Boehringer Ingelheim&#8217;s insulin glargine product will be available in a pre-filled pen and cartridges for a reusable pen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The marketing authorization for this new insulin glargine product is based upon a comprehensive clinical data program, which showed it has similar efficacy and safety compared to the currently marketed insulin glargine product in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The application included results from pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies, as well as Phase III studies in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While &#8216;Abasria&#8217; is an approved name for the product in\u00a0Europe, it&#8217;s not necessarily approved in other regions.\u00a0 Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim are targeting a global trade name for the Alliance&#8217;s insulin glargine product, which will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Eli Lilly and Company and Boehringer Ingelheim&#8217;s insulin glargine product, indicated to treat diabetes in adults, adolescents and children aged 2 years and above. 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