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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> | ||
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Revision as of 23:14, 6 March 2009
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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"