Sulfonylurea News and Research

RSS

Muraglitazar lowers blood glucose and helps dyslipidemia seen in diabetes

A novel compound provides long-term lowering of blood glucose levels and improves plasma lipids (fats) that are often a problem in people with type 2 diabetes -- all in a once-daily pill, according to a report presented today at the American Diabetes Association's 65th Annual Scientific Sessions.

12 Jun 2005

Exubera shows sustained blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes

New data showed that Exubera (inhaled insulin) was effective and well tolerated in controlling blood glucose levels over a two-year period in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

8 Sep 2004

New drug application for exenatide has been accepted for review

Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly today announced that the New Drug Application for exenatide has been accepted for review by the Food and Drug Administration.

2 Sep 2004

New drug application for regulatory approval of exenatide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Eli Lilly and Company today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for regulatory approval of exenatide.

1 Jul 2004

Exenatide shows significant improvements in glucose control for people With type 2 diabetes

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Eli Lilly and Company have presented detailed 30-week data from two of the three pivotal Phase 3 studies of exenatide during a late-breaking session at the American Diabetes Association's (ADA) 64th Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida.

5 Jun 2004

Addition of insulin sensitizer provides lipid benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes

Results of three studies show the oral anti-diabetic agent ACTOS (R) (pioglitazone HCl), in combination with a sulfonylurea, metformin or insulin, resulted in triglyceride decreases and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol increases that demonstrated statistically significant improvements from baseline.

30 Apr 2004