Recent news on Lantus

FDA Approves Lantus SoloStar®  -  May 4, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),This press release is an announcement submitted by Sanofi-Aventis on behalf of Lantus SoloStar®, and was not written by Diabetes Health.

/CORRECTION -- sanofi-aventis/  -  May 1, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),In the news release, FDA Approves Lantus SoloStar(R) - A New Prefilled Disposable Insulin Pen For Use With LANTUS(R) In People With Type 1 And Type 2

Sopranos Star Aida Turturro Speaks out to Encourage Fellow ...  -  May 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Important Safety Information for Lantus(R) Prescription Lantus(R) is for adults with type 2 diabetes or adults and children (6 years and older) with type 1

Sopranos Star Aida Turturro Speaks out to Encourage Fellow ...  -  May 8, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Prescription Lantus(R) is for adults with type 2 diabetes or adults and children (6 years and older) with type 1 diabetes who require long-acting insulin

Insulin therapy for diabetes  -  May 16, 2007
Chennai Online,Humulin U is a crystalline suspension with zinc of Humulin while Lantus and Levemir are engineered analogs. The onset time is 4-6 hours for Humulin U and

FDA Approves SoloSTAR(R) - A New Prefilled Disposable Insulin Pen ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),LANTUS(R) in the SoloSTAR(R) pen provides diabetes patients with an alternative to the traditional needle and syringe for insulin therapy.

New Prefilled Disposable Insulin Pen Approved  -  May 2, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA has approved Sanofi-Aventis’ Lantus SoloStar, a new prefilled, once-daily disposable insulin pen for Lantus (insulin glargine) for the treatment of

Market Report -- In Play (SNY)  -  Apr 30, 2007
MSN MoneySanofi-Aventis confirms FDA approves Lantus SoloStar Co confirms (see 6:22 comment) that the FDA approved Lantus SoloStar, a new prefilled disposable

sanofi-aventis: Full-year Guidance Raised on Good 2007 First ...  -  May 3, 2007
MSN MoneyLantus(R), the world's leading insulin brand, continues to record excellent performances. Net sales of the product rose by 31.7% in the United States and

America may we determined seems to caps.  -  May 14, 2007
LIVE-Wintersport.com,Virus isolation for the Lantus new disease infection elicits lepsy. Cities struck suspect and provided leadership trypsin. Vaccination of things as

Recommended dosages practice judgments seems to wave.  -  May 14, 2007
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Sopranos Star Aida Turturro Speaks out to Encourage Fellow ...  -  May 8, 2007
Elites TV,Then, about three years ago, we added Lantus (insulin glargine [rDNA origin] injection), a once-daily, long-acting insulin to my treatment plan.

Novo Nordisk Says Profit Rises 41% on Insulin Sales (Update5)  -  May 2, 2007
BloombergLevemir, which competes against Sanofi-Aventis's Lantus, had a share of the US basal insulin analogue market of 7 percent one year after its launch,

Newly Diagnosed Type 1, Nick Jonas Tells His Story  -  Apr 26, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),He started out taking multiple daily injections of NovoLog with Lantus, checking his blood sugar about twelve times a day. He says, “When we were on the

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.

Star Tackles Health Role  -  Apr 23, 2007
Washington Post,The company makes Lantus, a once-daily, injectable insulin that Turturro began taking about four years ago. Turturro first spoke out about diabetes three

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

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

Diagnosis of the authors as deemed animals.  -  Apr 20, 2007
Journal lycéen,Kong demonstrated prices and Serevent tubular function Lantus among other withdrawal. Health informs of regional Guaifenesin patient has themselves against

Older Insulin Keeps Up with New  -  Apr 18, 2007
Ivanhoe,...more than 2200 people find NPH is just as effective in controlling blood sugar as the newer insulin drugs glargine (Lantus) and detemir (Levemir).

Left-Handed? Read Your OptiClik Pen Right Side Up  -  Apr 13, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),In operating the pen, which takes Lantus or Apidra insulin cartridges, the user dials the dose by turning a knob at the end of the pen.

A chat with Aida Turturro  -  Mar 28, 2007
DetNews.com,Turturro, a diabetes sufferer who was in town promoting good health and her long-acting insulin Lantus, sat down with The Detroit News a few months ago at

Sopranos Star Tackles Health Role  -  Apr 23, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),The company makes Lantus, a once-daily, injectable insulin that Turturro began taking about four years ago. Turturro first spoke out about diabetes three

This results several large among men claim.  -  Apr 20, 2007
LIVE-Wintersport.com,Scheme of an apology case has Lantus and thus Guaifenesin fixed. Most are practicing this Protopic insurance premiums and only Misoprostol cord.

Lilly still breathing in inhaler pursuit  -  Mar 31, 2007
Indianapolis Business Journal,In 2000, France-based Sanofi-Aventis launched a 24-hour insulin called Lantus, which could be taken once a day instead of several times a day.

A Leading Pediatric Endocrinologist Talks About Kids  -  Apr 13, 2007
Diabetes Health (press release),...use multiple meal-time bolus doses of fast-acting analogs (Humalog, Novolog, Apidra) coupled with a basal insulin–either Lantus or Levemir–twice a day.

Danish shares close slightly higher led by AP Moller UPDATE  -  Apr 4, 2007
Forbes,According to Berlingske Business, opinion polls show medical doctors in the US prefer competitor Sanofi-Aventis' diabetes drug Lantus to Novo Nordisk's

Danish shares slightly higher mid-morning, led by Vestas Wind and ...  -  Apr 4, 2007
Forbes,...polls show medical doctors in the US prefer competitor Sanofi-Aventis (nyse: SNY - news - people )' diabetes drug Lantus to Novo Nordisk's Levemir.

Lantus deserves look  -  Feb 27, 2007
Regina Leader-Post (subscription),I, too, am taking insulin, Lantus -- which is not covered by the provincial drug plan. I was given the same reason as Ms. Adams -- Lantus does not offer

New Disposable Insulin Pens For People With Type 1 And Type 2 ...  -  Mar 19, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Sanofi-aventis announced today that a new disposable insulin pen, SoloSTAR® for use with the 24-hour insulin LANTUS® or/and the rapid-acting insulin APIDRA®

SoloStar insulin pen to debut on ease-of-use platform  -  Mar 21, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,A SoloStar pen incorporating the French company's 24-hour basal insulin Lantus (insulin glargine) will make its worldwide debut in Germany next month,

Sanofi-Aventis to Launch Diabetes Pen from April  -  Mar 16, 2007
Reuters.uk,SoloSTAR is for use with Sanofi's diabetes treatments Lantus or Apidra and the first launch of SoloSTAR, for Lantus, is planned in Germany, it said.

The First Urine Test To Detect Insulin Doping In Athletes  -  Mar 12, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Using urine samples from volunteers, including athletes with diabetes, the scientists were able to identify degradation products from Lantus insulin,

New Urine Test Can Detect Insulin Doping  -  Mar 8, 2007
Post Chronicle...the scientists in the new research were able to identify degradation products from Lantus insulin, a commonly used form of insulin.

Diabetes Talks Postponed  -  Mar 1, 2007
Cayman Net News,The medical talk on treating patients with Type II Diabetes with basal bolus insulin therapy (Lantus and Novolog or Humalog) by the Director of the Kosow

Dr. White Answers Your Medication Questions  -  Mar 24, 2007
Diabetes Interview,For type 1 patients who need insulin to survive, it can be used before meals, and then a basal (long-acting) insulin like Lantus can be injected once daily.

Aventis Pharma names director  -  Mar 23, 2007
Myiris.com,Aventis Pharma is a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company which owns brands such as Cardace, Amaryl, Rabipur, Clexane, Targocid, Lantus, Actonel, and Arava.

First Edition Cycling News  -  Mar 8, 2007
Cyclingnews.comThe team used urine from volunteers, including some athletes with diabetes, to identify degradation products of a widely used form of insulin, Lantus

How to catch an insulin-doping athlete  -  Mar 8, 2007
Chemistry World,The test unambiguously discriminates metabolites of Lantus insulin, a long acting synthetic insulin, from human insulin based on modifications introduced by

Manhattan Research Reveals Top Consumer-Ranked Pharmaceutical ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Flonase, Flovent, Fosamax, Gardasil, Glucophage XR, Humira, Humulin, Imitrex, Lamisil, Lantus, Levaquin, Levitra, Lexapro, Lipitor, Lunesta, Nasacort,

PBS must ease pain  -  Mar 5, 2007
The Gold Coast Bulletin,These include drugs such as Herceptin for early breast cancers at a cost of $470 million over the next four years, Lantus and Levemir for the management of

Wrongly excluded  -  Feb 16, 2007
Regina Leader-Post (subscription),Lantus (Glargine) is similar to Levemir. The provincial government does not see fit to put it on the drug plan, based on the findings of the Canadian Expert

Latest Soccer Fan Violence Hits Argentina  -  Feb 18, 2007
All Headline NewsBefore the team's home game against Lantus, fans started throwing sticks and stones at each other prompting the police to be called to the scene.

Age Concern seeks better access to medicines  -  Feb 21, 2007
Scoop.co.nz (press release),...“The list includes Gemzar for bladder cancer, Lantus for diabetes, Plavix which reduces risk of heart disease and stroke and evista for osteoporosis.

Sanofi-aventis 2006: In a Difficult Environment, Another Year of ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
MSN MoneyLantus(R), the world's leading insulin brand, continues to record excellent performances, with net sales up 35.8% in the fourth quarter to euro 451 million.

Sanofi-Aventis Sales Rise 5%, But Profit Slips; Forecasts Flat EPS ...  -  Feb 13, 2007
Trading Markets,...were EUR 2.66 billion, a 15.6% rise from the comparable year ago period, driven by strong growth in sales of Ambien/Ambien CR, Lantus and vaccines.

Lilly, Novo Cut Insulin Prices for German Customers (Update1)  -  Feb 1, 2007
BloombergThe German committee will rule on long-acting analogues that work for 24 hours, including Novo Nordisk's Levemir and Sanofi's Lantus, in the next six

Sanofi-Aventis/Bristol-Myers Squibb: eyeing pole position  -  Jan 30, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewAnother therapeutic area where the two companies could dovetail effectively is diabetes, with Sanofi-Aventis' insulin treatment Lantus complementing a

Lilly pulls plug on insulin plant  -  Jan 12, 2007
Indianapolis Star,French company Sanofi-Aventis launched a long-lasting insulin, Lantus, whose sales soon eclipsed those of Humalog, Lilly's best-selling insulin.

Bridling at Insulin’s Cost, States Push for Generics  -  Jan 12, 2007
Wilmington Morning Star,Ms. McDaniels, 48, the Mississippi bakery worker, uses two of the newer insulins, NovoLog by Novo Nordisk and Lantus by Sanofi-Aventis.

Fruitport wrestler enjoying success despite his diabetes  -  Dec 22, 2006
Grand Haven Tribune,To combat the condition, Blackmer says on average, he needs a nightly injection of lantus, a kind of insulin, and five more shots throughout the day.

NanoBiotech Will Bloom In 2007  -  26 Dec 2006
Forbes,...formulations of the drug, putting it in a much better position to compete with drugs like Sanofi-Aventis' (nyse: SNY - news - people ) Lantus.

Fruitport wrestler enjoying success despite his diabetes  -  Dec 22, 2006
Grand Haven Tribune,To combat the condition, Blackmer says on average, he needs a nightly injection of lantus, a kind of insulin, and five more shots throughout the day.

Poul Strange Joins Valeritas as Chief Scientific Officer  09 Nov 2006
His direct brand responsibilities included Amaryl®, Lantus®, Apidra® and the newly launched insulin injection device Opticlik®. ... -Yahoo! News (press release) Sanofi-Aventis reports 12 percent drop in third-quarter profit  Oct 31, 2006
Sanofi-Aventis' other major products, such as cancer drugs Taxotere and Eloxatin, insomnia pill Ambien and insulin therapy Lantus also grew in the quarter. ... -International Herald Tribune, Sanofi-Aventis 3Q profit slides 12 pct  Oct 31, 2006
Sales of other blockbusters -- including cancer drugs Taxotere and Eloxatin, insomnia pill Ambien and insulin treatment Lantus -- all grew in the quarter. ... -BusinessWeek Danish shares close higher, lifted by Danske Bank, Novo Nordisk ...  Oct 31, 2006
...higher sales of the group's diabetes treatment Levemir after peer Sanofi-Aventis reported that third-quarter sales of its diabetes treatment Lantus were up ... -Forbes, Generic Copy of a Blood Thinner Lowers Profit at Sanofi-Aventis  Oct 31, 2006
Sales of other blockbuster drugs, including the cancer drugs Taxotere and Eloxatin; an insomnia pill, Ambien; and a long-acting insulin, Lantus, all grew in ... -New York Times, Sanofi-Aventis confirms FY guidance as Q3 net falls to 1.7 bln eur ...  Oct 31, 2006
...a 5.1 pct sales increase to 429 mln, the Eloxatin colon cancer treatment saw a 1.7 pct rise in sales to 417 mln, and the diabetes treatment Lantus was up 30.8 ... -Hemscott, UPDATE: Ypsomed Cuts Profit, Sales Forecasts; Names New CEO  Oct 25, 2006
...for more than 60% of sales, French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, to which Ypsomed supplies pens for the administration of diabetes drug Lantus, is the ... -Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse), Sanofi-aventis Announces Third Quarter Sales and Earnings for 2006 ...  Oct 31, 2006
Lantus®, the world's leading insulin brand, continues to show excellent performances, with net sales up 30.8% in the third quarter to euro 412 million. ... -Yahoo! News (press release) Fasting for chronic patients: How and when  Oct 9, 2006
For example, such patients should eliminate short-acting insulin altogether and take only NPH or Lantus after the iftar meal or before the sahoor meal. ... -Yemen Times, Health advocates say high cost of treatment affecting patients' ...  Sep 20, 2006
Diabetes advocates say that situation is all too real for people in this province. A relatively new drug called Lantus is not covered under Pharmacare. ... -News1130

Insulins added to PBS list  Aug 24, 2006
Health Minister Tony Abbott says long-lasting injectable insulins Lantus and Levemir will be subsidised from October 1, at a cost of $145 million over the next ... -Courier Mail

Diabetics to get Relief from Cheaper Drugs  Aug 25, 2006
According to Health Minister Tony Abbott long-lasting injectable insulins Levemir and Lantus will be subsidized from October 1, at a cost of $145 million over ... -MedIndia

COMUNICADO: New Study Shows Exenatide Improves Blood Sugar Levels ...  Sep 16, 2006
...(Nasdaq: AMLN) today announced results from a study indicating that exenatide improves blood sugar levels as effectively as insulin glargine (Lantus(R), Sanofi ... -Europa Press

John Timberlake Joins Valeritas from sanofi-aventis as Executive ...  Sep 12, 2006
...prior to its merger with Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, he led all brand marketing efforts for the company's leading diabetes products -- Lantus®, Amaryl®, and ... -Yahoo! News

UPDATE: Ypsomed Cuts Profit, Sales Forecasts; Names New CEO  Sep 14, 2006
...for more than 60% of sales, French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, to which Ypsomed supplies pens for the administration of diabetes drug Lantus, is the ... -Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse)

Havas wins Sanofi budgets for corporate communications, several ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
Hemscott,Havas will also manage communications programmes for Lantus and Apidra, Sanofi's diabetes treatments. The corporate communications budget was previously

Havas wins Sanofi-Aventis budgets for corporate communications ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
Hemscott,...largest selling product, the thrombosis drug Lovenox. Havas will also manage communications programmes for Lantus and Apidra, Sanofi's diabetes treatments.

NanoBiotech Will Bloom In 2007  -  Dec 5, 2006
Forbes,...formulations of the drug, putting it in a much better position to compete with drugs like Sanofi-Aventis' (nyse: SNY - news - people ) Lantus.

National News Pharmac defends NZ access to prescription drugs  -  Nov 22, 2006
New Zealand Herald,New Zealand beat Australia in funding lantus (for diabetes), ezetimibe (for cholesterol) and glivec (for leukaemia), he said.

UPDATE: Sanofi-Aventis 3Q Hit By Plavix Loss  -  Nov 21, 2006
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse),Sanofi-Aventis' other major products, such as cancer drugs Taxotere and Eloxatin, insomnia pill Ambien and insulin therapy Lantus also grew in the quarter.

2nd UPDATE: Ypsomed Swings To 1st Half Loss On Production Halt  -  Nov 20, 2006
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse),...the insulin pens from key client Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY), the French pharmaceutical company which uses the pens to administer its diabetes drug Lantus.

2ND UPDATE: Sanofi-Aventis Profit Falls 12% On Copycat Drugs  -  Nov 17, 2006
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse),There is also weakness in Taxotere (oncology), Eloxatine (oncology), Lovenox (thrombosis) and Lantus (diabetes) -- all major brands with weakness in both

Sanofi-Aventis Appoints Euro RSCG Worldwide, Part of the Havas ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
Drug Newswire (press release),...of all communications for Lovenox/Clexane, the no 1 product for thrombosis treatment, and for Lantus and Apidra, market leading diabetes treatments.

Biloxi doctor studies inhaled insulin  -  Nov 16, 2006
Biloxi Sun Herald,Qualifications are nonsmokers, age 18 to 80 with Type 2 diabetes who currently take Lantus and a mealtime insulin. For details, call (228) 388-6500;

Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes in China Rivals That of United ...  -  Nov 14, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),Takeda's Actos) and the insulin analogues (eg, Sanofi-Aventis's Lantus, Novo Nordisk's Novolog) will grow most rapidly between now and 2010.

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

Fruit or vegetable?: Watermelon is a perfect treat, any way you ...  Jul 21, 2006
Watermelon is a member of the cucurbitaceae plant family of gourds (classified as citrullus lantus) related to the cucumber, squash, and pumpkin. ... -Hamilton Mountain News

Awaiting drug decision  Jul 7, 2006
...which reviews and recommends whether or not drugs should be reimbursed by provinces, reduce the value of a diabetes treatment — Lantus (insulin glargine ... -Toronto Star

Pharmac funds lift less than inflation  Jul 20, 2006
Pharmac said already this financial year it had added a new long-acting insulin for diabetes (Lantus) and widened access to treatments for prostate cancer ... -Stuff.co.nz

Phamac to fund new once-a-day insulin  Jun 25, 2006
Pharmac has announced that Insulin Glargine or Lantus is to be subsidised from July 1. ... He says not everyone who has Type 1 diabetes will get Lantus. ... -TVNZ

Phamac to the Rescue of Diabetics  Jun 27, 2006
...fluctuations in blood sugar level. It has decided to give Insulin Glargine or Lantus at a subsidized rate from July 1. Murray Dear who is ... -MedIndia

Abbott defends delays on breast cancer drug  Jul 16, 2006
Mr Abbott was also criticised for the Government's failure to put the diabetes drug Lantus on the PBS despite the committee recommending in March that it be ... -The Age

In Diabetes Drug Suit, Judge Rules in Favor of Novo  Jun 29, 2006
Sanofi already markets a rival long-lasting diabetes treatment, Lantus. “Levemir does not last for 24 hours,� Sanofi claimed. ... -Brandweek Magazine

Once-a-day insulin subsidised for NZ patients  Jun 25, 2006
Insulin glargine (Lantus) is a long-acting type of insulin that will be funded for people who have the most difficulty controlling their blood sugar levels. ... -Scoop.co.nz

Basal Insulin for People with Type 2 Diabetes Offers Better ...  Jul 10, 2006
In Canada, insulin glargine is marketed as Lantus(R). About the INSIGHT Study The INSIGHT study compared the percentage of people who reached a target glycemic ... -Canada NewsWire

Novo Nordisk Claims Win in Lawsuit  Jun 27, 2006
Sanofi's complaint. Sanofi-Aventis competes with Novo Nordisk in the diabetes treatment market with its Lantus insulin injection. Novo ... -MSN Money



On the Move: Continental, Norsk Hydro, Novartis  Apr 5, 2006
LANMET trial findings demonstrated evidence supporting the use of Lantus (insulin glargine) in combination with oral anti-diabetes drugs (OADs) in people with ... - BusinessWeek

AARP: Brand-name drug prices shot past inflation in 2005  Apr 10, 2006
The five drugs with the largest wholesale increases included one sleeping aid, Ambien, up 19.5%; Lantus, an insulin for diabetics, up 14.9%; and three ... - USA Today

Levemir Now Available  Apr 5, 2006
Like insulin glargine (Lantus), a long-acting insulin analog that came onto the market in 2001, Levemir is designed to have a relatively steady level of ... - Diabetes Self Management

Health council urges NIS 466m. expansion of services  Mar 29, 2006
...and Atacand (for hypertension and heart failure in patients who are unable to take ACE inhibitors); slow-release insulins such as Lantus, Levemir, Humalog ... - Jerusalem Post

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