Oramed submits pre-IND for oral exenatide Type 2 diabetes pill

[Northerner]

Following a string of successes in reaching midstage trials with its oral insulin pill, Jerusalem-based Oramed submitted a pre-IND application to the FDA for another of its oral capsules, this one containing exenatide, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of insulin by the pancreas.

Currently available only as an injectable treatment, exenatide is used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, reducing the risk of hypoglycemia and sometimes helping patients struggling with weight loss.

http://www.fiercedrugdelivery.com/s...ral-exenatide-type-2-diabetes-pill/2013-09-03

 

[Royston46]

Following a string of successes in reaching midstage trials with its oral insulin pill, Jerusalem-based Oramed submitted a pre-IND application to the FDA for another of its oral capsules, this one containing exenatide, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of insulin by the pancreas.

Currently available only as an injectable treatment, exenatide is used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, reducing the risk of hypoglycemia and sometimes helping patients struggling with weight loss.

http://www.fiercedrugdelivery.com/s...ral-exenatide-type-2-diabetes-pill/2013-09-03

This sounds very promising!!