From needle to nose

Insulin injections aren't necessarily that painful; the fear can be worse than the reality. And even if inhaled insulin makes it to market, injections won't become obsolete soon. That's because many diabetics need both short- and long-acting versions of insulin, and the new technology...

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Published in:Newsweek 2003-05, Vol.141 (19), p.E6
Main Authors: Kalb, Claudia, Reno, Jamie
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Biotechnology
Diabetes
Drug therapy
FDA approval
Insulin
Lungs
Nose
Pancreas
Patton, John
Pharmaceuticals
Product development
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Summary:Insulin injections aren't necessarily that painful; the fear can be worse than the reality. And even if inhaled insulin makes it to market, injections won't become obsolete soon. That's because many diabetics need both short- and long-acting versions of insulin, and the new technology, for now, delivers only the former.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X