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'''[[Glucagon-like peptide-1]] analog'''s are a new class of [[drug]] for treatment of [[type 2 diabetes]].<ref>http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578304 "Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Analogs Other Than Exenatide" </ref> | '''[[Glucagon-like peptide-1]] analog'''s are a new class of [[drug]] for treatment of [[type 2 diabetes]]. <ref>http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578304 "Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Analogs Other Than Exenatide" </ref> One of their advantages is that they have a lower risk of causing [[hypoglycemia]]. | ||
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* [[exenatide]] (2005) | |||
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{{Oral hypoglycemics and insulin analogs}} | {{Oral hypoglycemics and insulin analogs}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 4 September 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs are a new class of drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes. [1] One of their advantages is that they have a lower risk of causing hypoglycemia.
Licenced:
- exenatide (2005)
Under investigation:
- albiglutide
- taspoglutide
References
- ↑ http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578304 "Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Analogs Other Than Exenatide"