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March 19, 2012
                		
                	Extended-Release Exenatide (Bydureon) for Type 2 Diabetes
					
					
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Extended-Release Exenatide (Bydureon) for Type 2 Diabetes
March 19, 2012 (Issue: 1386)
					The FDA has approved a once-weekly extendedrelease
formulation of exenatide (Bydureon – Amylin),
an injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor
agonist, for treatment of type 2 diabetes.
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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