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Inhaled Insulin - Current Direction of Insulin Research
Inhaled Insulin - Current Direction of Insulin Research
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp OE01-OE02 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited, 2017.
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Abstract
- Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by relative or absolute deficiency of insulin, resulting in hyperglycemia. Subcutaneous insulin and Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents (OHA) constitute the main treatment option for DM. Insulin is administered by injection or continuous infusion to control glucose levels mainly in Type I diabetes. Newer routes both oral and non oral, for insulin administration are current direction of insulin research as insulin injection therapy is burdensome and painful for many patients. Inhalational insulin is an attractive alternative for systemic administration of insulin given its accessibility and large alveolar-capillary network of lungs for drug absorption. Afrezza, inhaled insulin has been recently approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is a new, quicker acting inhalable insulin with a different and safer pharmacokinetic profile in comparison to previously failed inhaled form of insulin.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Continuous infusion
medicine.medical_treatment
Clinical Biochemistry
lcsh:Medicine
030209 endocrinology & metabolism
030226 pharmacology & pharmacy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pharmacokinetics
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
Inhalable insulin
exubera
Internal Medicine Section
diabetes
business.industry
Insulin
Metabolic disorder
lcsh:R
Inhaled insulin
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Endocrinology
afrezza
Systemic administration
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....df7375cedd73a6830653cb876e2eb860