June 7, 2008 -
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced additional results from a study of patients with type 2 diabetes who were unable to achieve glycemic control through diet and exercise alone and were treated with either monotherapy (stand-alone) BYETTA® (exenatide) injection taken twice daily or placebo. Study findings showed that patients treated with monotherapy exenatide showed statistically significant improvement in both A1C and weight loss with a lower incidence of nausea than in previous exenatide studies.
Exenatide is indicated as adjunctive therapy to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are taking metformin, a sulfonylurea, a thiazolidinedione, a combination of metformin and a sulfonylurea, or a combination of metformin and a thiazolidinedione, but have not achieved adequate glycemic control. These findings were presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in San Francisco...
Lilly's Press Release -
June 7, 2008 - Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced additional results from a study of patients with type 2 diabetes who were unable to achieve glycemic control through diet and exercise alone and were treated with either monotherapy (stand-alone) BYETTA® (exenatide) injection taken twice daily or placebo. Study findings showed that patients treated with monotherapy exenatide showed statistically significant improvement in both A1C and weight loss with a lower incidence of nausea than in previous exenatide studies. 
Exenatide is indicated as adjunctive therapy to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are taking metformin, a sulfonylurea, a thiazolidinedione, a combination of metformin and a sulfonylurea, or a combination of metformin and a thiazolidinedione, but have not achieved adequate glycemic control. These findings were presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in San Francisco... Lilly's Press Release -
