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Smart patch could be used as insulin delivery method for diabetes patients
A patch the size of a coin has been created by researchers as a way to detect glucose levels in the blood and deliver insulin when required.
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Governor of California proposes state-run drug label
In a bid to lower the costs of medicines, California's governor has suggested contracting generic drug manufacturers to make pharmaceutical products for the state to sell, according to reports.
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First interoperable, automated insulin dosing controller authorised by FDA
The FDA has authorised the first interoperable, automated insulin dosing controller designed to allow more choices for patients looking to customise their diabetes management.
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Compressed injection pill for oral insulin delivery
A compressed injection pill could be the future alternative to injections of insulin delivery for patients with type 2 diabetes...
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Committee demands answers on rising cost of insulin in the US
Letters have been sent to Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi asking them to explain the rapidly increasing cost of insulin...
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Insulin supply chain transparency needed to prevent price hikes
The Endocrine Society has reported that increasing costs of insulin means that people are often deciding to forgo necessary treatment...
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Specificity in the recombinant factor C test for endotoxin
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) users, compendial experts and regulators are still orienting themselves to the recombinant factor C (rFC) assay. Changes to compendial standards do not occur overnight and, for now, users willing to change must perform the alternative validation procedure USP .
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Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?
In the first large pragmatic trial of its kind in the United States, results from a study show that checking finger-stick blood sugars may not help diabetes patients who do not use insulin.