Jun 24, 2010 - American Diabetes Association/The Lancet Symposium Will Highlight Study Showing AFREZZA(TM) Provides Comparable Glycemic Control with Less Weight Gain and Hypoglycemia than Standard of Care - Findings on ultra rapid acting insulin also published in The Lancet - AFREZZA (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder, a well-tolerated, investigational ultra rapid acting mealtime insulin, combined with basal insulin is comparable to standard insulin therapy in controlling post-meal blood sugar levels in adult patients with Type 2 diabetes, and offers the added benefits of significantly less weight gain and lower risk of hypoglycemia. These study findings will be presented on Saturday, June 26, at a special symposium co-hosted by The Lancet and the American Diabetes Association (ADA), at the American Diabetes Association's 70th Scientific Sessions(R). The study will also be published in the June 26 issue of The Lancet, one of the world's leading medical journals...[...]
...AFREZZA is a novel, ultra rapid acting mealtime insulin therapy being developed by MannKind Corporation for the treatment of adult patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes for the control of hyperglycemia. It is a drug-device combination product, consisting of AFREZZA Inhalation Powder pre-metered into single use dose cartridges and the light, discreet and easy- to-use AFREZZA Inhaler. Administered at the start of a meal, AFREZZA dissolves immediately upon inhalation and delivers insulin quickly to the blood stream. Peak insulin levels are achieved within 12 to 14 minutes of administration, mimicking the release of meal-time insulin observed in healthy individuals. To date, the AFREZZA clinical program has involved 50 different studies and over 5,000 adult patients... MannKind Corporation's Press Release -
