Diabetes and the third quarter of 2019

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have both reported their Q3 results. Below are some of the headlines related to their diabetes business. Novo Nordisk OG2023SC, an oral GLP-1 analogue, has been discontinued based on encouraging results for an enhanced oral semaglutide formulation. US FDA decision on cardiovascular indication for Rybelsus® is expected in the first …

Diabetes developments in the first quarter of 2019

Press releases regarding first quarter results have been issued from diabetes competitors Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Sanofi and others. Four of the main antidiabetic drug types manufactured by these pharmaceutical companies are insulin, GLP-1 receptor agonists, SGLT2 inhibitors (gliflozins) and DPP4 inhibitors (gliptins). The development in each of the four drug categories is covered in …

Eli Lilly & Novo Nordisk – Episode 2018Q3 – The ongoing battle for GLP1 market share

Diabetes rivals Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk and their smaller diabetes competitors such as Sanofi, Merck, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson have all released their Q3 results. Below is a summary of Novo and Lilly and their shared therapeutic area diabetes and their shared drug class GLP1. GLP1 receptor agonists come with the HbA1c advantages …

Eli Lilly and phase results 2 on their dual GIP/GLP1 receptor agonist LY3298176

Today Ely Lilly (LLY) announced the positive results on a phase 2 diabetes drug of theirs (LY3298176) via a publication in The Lancet, a presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and the press release below: Lilly’s Investigational Dual GIP and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Shows Significant Reduction …