[PW] Re: new diabetes drug? (fwd)]

[Susan Swisher]

Did you see this already on the ADA web site www.diabetes.org?  News 
item on 4 new drugs dated 6/23/06.  Unfortunately none sound like what
your patron came up with.  

Good luck,




In Diabetes Today

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23-JUN-2006 

4 Diabetes Drugs Are Seen Raising Hope And Profit


Even as diabetes rates reach epidemic levels worldwide, four new drugs
are generating optimism among doctors as well as Wall Street analysts. 

But doctors say the new drugs are important additions to the treatment
arsenal because they work differently from existing diabetes medicines
and have relatively mild side effects. 

With the annual market for diabetes drugs expected to reach at least
$25 billion worldwide by 2011, up from $15 billion today, drug makers
have been investing heavily in new approaches to treating diabetes. And
data presented at the American Diabetes Association's annual scientific
conference last week suggested they are having at least some success. 

One of the four treatments, Byetta, given by injection, is already on
the market. Another, Exubera, an inhalable form of insulin, has been
approved and will reach pharmacies next month. The other two, Galvus and
Januvia, both taken as pills, are awaiting approval from the Food and
Drug Administration, which analysts expect by early next year. 



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