Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7268

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Publication type: news

Zehr L.
Caution emerges over inhalable insulin
The Globe and Mail 2006 Oct 30
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/v5/content/subscribe?user_URL=http://www.theglobeandmail.com%2Fservlet%2Fstory%2FLAC.20061030.RINSULIN30%2FTPStory%2FBusiness&ord=1166940869317&brand=theglobeandmail&force_login=true

Abstract:

The air is leaking out of what was supposed to be the next big thing in the treatment of diabetes: inhalable insulin.“While inhalable insulins will see a reasonable level of uptake, they aren’t the surefire blockbuster they were hyped to be,” says a new study by British market research firm Datamonitor PLC. It points out that the new treatment isn’t significantly better than existing therapies, is expensive and its long-term safety in the lungs is unknown.