Some state governors and other lawmakers want the Food and Drug Administration to speed up the approval of generic insulin. According to a report in the New York Times, a generic version of injectable insulin could reduce the cost of diabetes management by up to 25 percent.
Read moreLike hypos last week, insulin is in the news. Considering that nothing is better at causing hypos than insulin is, they are connected in... Read more »
I recently received an e-mail from a patient, describing their multiple diabetes medications now and previously, and ending with the... Read more »
After spending more than five hours researching and downloading journal articles to write the last blog, I decided to lighten it up a bit.... Read more »
Did you know that being mentally/physically stressed can have a huge impact on your blood sugars and your insulin sensitivity? I had a... Read more »
I am back from vacation in Ithaca, New York, and am catching up with my journal reading. The July 22, 2010, lead article in the New England... Read more »
Actavis Pharmaceuticals has released a generic formula of Pfizer's diabetes medication Glucotrol XL (glipizide) in the United States. Glipizide is... Read more »
Drugmaker Ethex Corporation is recalling dozens of drugs, including generic formulas of OxyContin, Toprol XL, and Norvasc, because of potential... Read more »
The Indian drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd says that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic, over-the-counter version... Read more »
Officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) say the 12- to 14-year patent-protection period given to biologic medications is too long to "promote... Read more »
This is a study to compare the effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 versus insulin glargine in patients with Type 2 diabetes. This national... Read more »