Lilly diabetes drug shows promise | IndyStar.com
Lilly diabetes drug shows promise | IndyStar.com
It seems Eli Lilly and Company is bringing a ray of hope to diabetics. They have developed a new drug, Arxxant, that could help diabetics to reduce eye damage and perhaps avoid costly and painful laser eye surgery.
The new drug acts to inhibit damage to the eyes by enzymes. This deterioration is known as diabetic retinopathy. It was on the top of my diabeitc counselors list of worries for though us of newly introduced to the disease.
The treatment is as simple as taking a pill, and the study shows it less likely to cause side effects than a sugar pill. There appears to be no concerns with blood sugar levels nor blood pressure related to its use.
FDA review is normally one year, but due to Arxxant being the first drug to treat this diabetic issue. This would possibly reduce that review down to six months.
Please take a few moments to read the article at the link above.
Regards,
Tojosan
2 thoughts:
I took zyprexa which was ineffective for my condition and gave me diabetes.
Zyprexa, which is used for the treatment of psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, accounted for 32% of Eli Lilly's $14.6 billion revenue last year.
Zyprexa is the product name for Olanzapine,it is Lilly's top selling drug.It was approved by the FDA in 1996 ,an 'atypical' antipsychotic a newer class of drugs without the motor side effects of the older Thorazine.Zyprexa has been linked to causing diabetes and pancreatitis.
Did you know that Lilly made nearly $3 billion last year on diabetic meds, Actos,Humulin and Byetta?
Yes! They sell a drug that can cause diabetes and then turn a profit on the drugs that treat the condition that they may have caused in the first place!
I was prescribed Zyprexa from 1996 until 2000.
In early 2000 i was shocked to have an A1C test result of 13.9 (normal is 4-6) I have no history of diabetes in my family.
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Daniel Haszard http://www.zyprexa-victims.com
Daniel,
That's a sad state of affairs. I had no idea about this issue related to Lilly.
I recently found out I'm a type 2 diabetic. I'm predisposed as both my parents developed it later in life.
Current treatment for me is managing by diet and exercise. My wife has been a big help along those lines, and I currently require no meds. Quite a blessing.
I'd like to hear more about your situation, so I'll be checking out that site you mentioned. Please do check back though, as I've been trying to link to sites with information related to diabetes.
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