Recent news on Insulin Detemir

Hypoglycemia: Answering the Challenge With Long-acting Insulin Analogs  -  May 18, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Insulin detemir: a review of its use in the management of type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Drugs. 2004;64:2577-2595. Abstract. Heise T, Nosek L, Ronn BB,

Intensive Glucose Control in Elderly Adults—Reply  -  May 22, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),A 26-week randomized, parallel, treat-to-target trial comparing insulin detemir with NPH insulin as add-on therapy to oral glucose-lowering drugs in

Levemir use extended  -  Apr 26, 2007
Healthcare RepublicThe licence for Levemir (insulin detemir) has been extended to include use in combination with oral hypoglycaemic agents in the treatment of diabetes.

Levemir use extended  -  26 Apr 2007
Healthcare RepublicThe licence for Levemir (insulin detemir) has been extended to include use in combination with oral hypoglycaemic agents in the treatment of diabetes.

New Data Confirm That Use Of Levemir® Can Limit Weight Gain  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),This 12-week observational study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of Levemir® (insulin detemir, Novo Nordisk) when used in routine clinical practice.

Traditional Insulin Compares Well Against Analogs  -  Apr 18, 2007
MedPage Today,Neither insulin glargine (Lantus) nor insulin detemir (Levemir) were superior to NPH (neutral protamine Hagedorn, or isophane) insulin at protecting against

New, Old Insulin Drugs Equally Good  -  Apr 18, 2007
WebMDTogether, they compared an older insulin treatment called NPH to two newer, long-acting insulin treatments: Levemir (insulin detemir) and Lantus (insulin

Standard Long-Acting Insulin As Good As Newer Medications  -  Apr 24, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,Newer drugs, insulin analogues such as insulin glargine (trade name Lantus) and insulin detemir (Levemir), have been marketed as an improvement over NPH.

Insulin Analogs or Premixed Insulin Analogs in Combination With ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Kurtzhals P. Engineering predictability and protraction in a basal insulin analogue: the pharmacology of insulin detemir. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord.

Levemir® Approved In Europe For Use In Combination With Oral ...  -  Mar 12, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Novo Nordisk today announced that the European Commission has approved Levemir® (insulin detemir) for once-daily use in combination with oral antidiabetic

Levemir Approved in Europe for Use in Combination with Oral ...  -  Mar 1, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),COPENHAGEN, March 1, 2007-Novo Nordisk today announced that the European Commission has approved Levemir® (insulin detemir) for once-daily use in

New Data from the Predictive Study Shows That Levemir (insulin ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),5, 2006--The long-acting modern insulin Levemir® (insulin detemir) improves blood glucose control, reduces weight and the risk of overall hypoglycaemia when

Further PREDICTIVEâ„¢ Study Results Show Diabetes Can Be ...  Sep 17, 2006
...the once-daily action of Levemir®.5 These data are from the first head-to-head study of the time-action profiles of Levemir® (insulin detemir) and insulin ... -Medical News Today

NovoMix(R) 30 Insulin is an Effective and Safe Alternative to ...  Sep 18, 2006
The PREFER Study: both Biphasic Insulin Aspart 30 Twice-Daily and Basal-Bolus using Insulin Detemir and Insulin Aspart enabled patients with Type 2 Diabetes to ... -PR Newswire UK

Long acting insulin makes the grade  Aug 28, 2006
Long acting insulin, with the two commercial names of Lantuse (insulin glargine) and Levemir@ (insulin detemir), has experienced a protracted and difficult ... -EurekAlert

New Data from the Predictive Study Shows That Levemir (insulin ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),5, 2006--The long-acting modern insulin Levemir® (insulin detemir) improves blood glucose control, reduces weight and the risk of overall hypoglycaemia when

Addition of Basal Insulin to Oral Antidiabetic Agents: A Goal ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
Medscape (subscription)Basal insulin most commonly is administered at night (in this article, we will refer to neutral protamine Hagedorn [NPH] insulin, insulin detemir,

Long acting insulin makes the grade  29 Aug 2006
Long acting insulin, with the two commercial names of Lantuse (insulin glargine) and Levemir@ (insulin detemir), has experienced a protracted and difficult ... -EurekAlert

Narrative Review: A Rational Approach to Starting Insulin Therapy  Jul 17, 2006
...insulin (for example, insulin lispro, insulin aspart, or insulin glulisine) and basal insulin (for example, insulin glargine or insulin detemir), the analogues ... -Annals of Internal Medicine

ADA: Once-Daily Dosing with Lantus and Levemir Similar for Type 2 ...  Jun 26, 2006
WASHINGTON — Long-acting insulin analogs Levemir (insulin detemir) and Lantus (insulin glargine) appear equal for once-daily usein type 2 diabetes, yet ... -MedPage Today

Novo Nordisk Prevails in Sanofi-Aventis Challenge to Levemir(R) ...  Jun 27, 2006
...in which Sanofi-Aventis sought a preliminary injunction against Novo Nordisk's pre-launch and launch materials for Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin ... -Yahoo! News

Levemir Helps Patients Significantly and Safely Improve Control in ...  Jun 21, 2006
...results from the German cohort of 10,276 patients enrolled in the observational PREDICTIVE(TM) trial, which found Levemir(R) (insulin detemir [rDNA origin ... -DG News



Levemir Now Available  Apr 5, 2006
Novo Nordisk has announced that insulin detemir (brand name Levemir), the company’s new long-acting insulin analog, is now available at pharmacies. ... - Diabetes Self Management

New Long-Acting Insulin Analog Levemir(R) Now Available in United ...  Mar 28, 2006
...today announced that Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection), a new long-acting basal insulin analog is now commercially available in the United ... - Yahoo! News



How Will We Dilute Insulin?  Jan 31, 2006
...and parents.�. At press time, insulin detemir (Levemir) was not available. Like Lantus, Levemir is a long-acting basal insulin. - Diabetes Interview,

New Long-Acting Insulin, Levemir, Shows Less Weight Gain ...  Feb 8, 2006
MISSISSAUGA, ON -- February 8, 2006 -- Two million Canadians with diabetes will now have access to Levemir® (insulin detemir), a new basal insulin with up to ... - DG News

How Will We Dilute Insulin?  Jan 31, 2006
...and parents.�. At press time, insulin detemir (Levemir) was not available. Like Lantus, Levemir is a long-acting basal insulin. - Diabetes Interview

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