Thursday, March 03, 2011

Amylin-Lilly Study Backfires - Matthew Herper

A study of Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ experimental diabetes drug just fell short.

The study failed to show that Bydureon, a once-a-week diabetes shot, was as effective at lowering blood sugar as Victoza, a once-a-day drug from Novo Nordisk.

That result led to new doubts about Bydureon, which many analysts forecast could have sales of more than $1 billion but which is already facing a delay at the Food and Drug Administration.

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