An injectable drug that is a synthetic analog of a digestive hormone and stimulates insulin secretion when blood sugar levels are high, used to treat type 2 diabetes.
[exen(din-4), peptide found in the saliva of the Gila monster, of which exenatide is a synthetic version (ex(ocrine) + end(ocrine) + -in, due to the fact that it is an exocrine secretion with endocrine activity) + peptide.]
Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Latin America regions will show slower growth rate as compared to North America, as well as a comparatively low market revenue share Exenatide and Others Segments Have a Tie The exenatide and others segments by drug class show similar growth rate and hence can be said to congruently move along during the period of forecast.
ITCA 650 is an implantable device which delivers sustained and stable concentrations of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist exenatide, when inserted subcutaneously.
NEW YORK -- AstraZeneca announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved Bydureon BCise (exenatide extended-release) injectable suspension, a new formulation of Bydureon in an improved once-weekly, single-dose autoinjector device for adults with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar remains uncontrolled on one or more oral medicines in addition to diet and exercise, to improve glycemic control.
Existing treatments merely ameliorate symptoms of Parkinson's, such as tremors and stiffness, but the study published in The Lancet suggests that the drug exenatide targets its underlying cause.
PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 diabetes who took once-daily exenatide did not appear to have an increase in their overall cardiovascular risk, compared with those who took placebo, a large randomized trial demonstrated.
Synthetic exendin-4 was approved as exenatide for twice-daily injection by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005, becoming the first GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-IRA).
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