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Insulin aspart, marketed under the brand name Novolog among others, is a modified type of medical insulin used to treat both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. [34] It is typically administered by injection under the skin (into the abdomen, buttocks, thighs, or upper arms), but can also be injected into a vein. [ 34 ]
Dulaglutide, sold under the brand name Trulicity among others, [8] is a medication used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in combination with diet and exercise. [9] [10] It is also approved in the United States for the reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults with type 2 diabetes who have established cardiovascular disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors.
Liraglutide, a once-daily human analogue (97% homology), has been developed by Novo Nordisk under the brand name Victoza. The product was approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) on July 3, 2009, and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 25, 2010.
An experimental drug delivery system could cut the dosing schedule for Novo Nordisk’s obesity and type 2 diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, from once a week to once a month, French researchers ...
The latest clinical trial results from Eli Lilly show the drug manufacturer's once-weekly insulin injection is just as effective as daily insulin shots for managing A1C levels in diabetes. Experts ...
The first six characters of the GPI define the therapeutic class code, the next two pairs the drug name, and the last four define route, dosage or strength. For example GPI 58-20-00-60-10-01-05 is for the drug nortriptyline HCl cap 10 mg (an antidepressant) and can be further classified as follows: [1]
Novo is aiming to be the first to hit the market with a weekly insulin product, offering an alternative for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who now depend on multiple daily injections. "I ...
It is an ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue that is developed by Novo Nordisk. [3] It has a plasma half-life more than eight days [7] (compared to 25 hours of the previous longest-acting insulin analogue insulin degludec), making it a once-weekly basal insulin. [7] Like insulin, icodec is composed of two peptide chains linked by a ...