It is the first in its drug class to be administered in a once-daily oral form. Through its actions on glucose control and body weight, this once-daily oral medication could contribute to better glycemic control and healthier lives for many women with type 2 diabetes....
"This is usually given to people when they're on oral medication, and then they need something more than that to control their diabetes," Dr. Bononi explains. It joins a class of medication that has only been around a few years. Three other similar options - two are injected once or tw...
GLP-1 agonists. Byetta became a monstrously successful medication for people with diabetes, including this writer. Full disclosure: I own some shares of stock in Amylin Inc., the company that developed Byetta.
lifestyle affecting glucose control, 1 met exclusion criteria of treatment for obesity or diabetes with any drug not listed in the inclusion criteria within 90 days of screening, and 1 met exclusion criterion of anticipated change in concomitant medication known to affect weight or glucose metabolism...
One may conclude from this that the 24-h duration of bronchodilator efficacy of indacaterol is unaffected by the time of day at which the patients took their medication. Further, although there is some evidence of diurnal variation in the efficacy of indacaterol and salmeterol (as can be seen ...
Parents kept a daily diary of symptoms related to the child's illness and possible medication side effects. Ten children were lost to follow-up. In the remaining 67, pneumatic otoscopy and tympanometry after 10 to 14 days revealed that AOM had resolved in 82% of group I and 68% of ...
(HealthDay)—Type 2 diabetes can be tough to control without medication. But for some people, the thought of daily shots makes them delay or avoid starting insulin therapy. Ad Now, new research offers some hope for thoseinsulinavoiders—a once-a-week insulin injection may someday replace dail...
However, self-reported prevalence of BPH was small (6.3 %), and a full baseline assessment of LUTS/BPH was not actively performed. Thus, our findings in the small number of patients with BPH should be interpreted with caution. In our study, diabetes significantly impacted the changes in IIEF...
Have other medical conditions including liver problems, low red or white blood cell counts, diabetes, chronic lung disease, HIV, or a weak immune system. Live, have lived, or have traveled to parts of the country, such as the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys and the Southwest, that increa...
Once-a-week hemodialysis is increasingly used because it maintains residual renal function without a marked change in life habits. Hemodialysis was introduced once a week in an elderly patient who could not walk because of left hemiplegia, and who had previously refused hemodialysis. The patient wa...