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May 13, 2005
Byetta (exenatide) Continues to Make the News
The latest story is from Reuters:
For people with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar is inadequately controlled when they're on two oral anti-diabetes medicines, the addition of an injected drug called exenatide is helpful, researchers report.See my prior post for more information: FDA has approved a diabetes drug derived from lizard saliva
Dr. Alain D. Baron told Reuters Health that exenatide is the first in a new class of diabetes drugs and "is now approved for marketing under the name Byetta."
Posted by Diabetologica at May 13, 2005 12:12 PM