Newsflash - Apidra (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection) Now Available in the U.S. for Hyperglycemia in Adults with Type 2 and Type 1 Diabetes

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David B. - 01 Mar 2006 03:39 GMT

http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF685257123006ABF09?O
penDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Diabetes&count=10

New prandial insulin with the OptiClik(R) delivery system can work with
longer-acting insulins, such as basal insulin Lantus, providing a
complementary approach to glucose control

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- February 28, 2006 -- Sanofi-aventis U.S. announced
today that Apidra® (insulin glulisine [rDNA origin] injection), a new
prandial or mealtime insulin analog, is now available by prescription in the
United States for the control of hyperglycemia in adult patients with type 1
and type 2 diabetes. Apidra should normally be used in regimens that include
a longer-acting insulin or basal insulin analog such as Lantus® (insulin
glargine [rDNA origin] injection).

(just a part of the article - see the website for all of it).

FYI:
I don't have any connection at all with the company, nor the medication. I
just read the bulletin and am posting about it.

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Alexander Arnakis - 01 Mar 2006 05:04 GMT

>http://www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/news/852571020057CCF685257123006ABF09?O
penDocument&id=48DDE4A73E09A969852568880078C249&c=Diabetes&count=10
>
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>(just a part of the article - see the website for all of it).

The Web site doesn't answer the obvious question: How is Apidra
different in action from Humalog/Novalog? (It only compares Apidra to
Regular insulin.)

It seems like this is pure marketing, since Apidra is made by the
maker of Lantus (Aventis). But you still can't mix the two together.

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Howard S Shubs - 01 Mar 2006 12:36 GMT

> FYI:
> I don't have any connection at all with the company, nor the medication. I
> just read the bulletin and am posting about it.

Sure, that's why you're anonymous.

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David B. - 02 Mar 2006 19:01 GMT

Uh - no.
I have the newsprogram called "WorldFlash" and get Doctor's bulletins as an
option in the program.

I'm just a T II diabetic like most of us are here, and don't know the answer
to the other question at all as I don't take Insulin at all (am on Byetta).
But I'll be damned to give out my real e-mail address so that the spambots
can ravage my account.

David B.

>> FYI:
>> I don't have any connection at all with the company, nor the medication.
>> I
>> just read the bulletin and am posting about it.
>
> Sure, that's why you're anonymous.

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