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		<title>(ALKS) Risk-Reward Balanced at Alkermes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/07/alks-risk-reward-balanced-at-alkermes-analyst-blog/94426</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining a Neutral rating on Alkermes (ALKS) with a target price of $18.00. Last month, Alkermes released its third quarter fiscal 2012 (ended December 31, 2011) financial results.  This was the first full quarter for Alkermes plc, formed in September 2011, following the merger of Waltham, Massachusetts based Alkermes, Inc. and Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), the drug delivery unit of  Elan Corporation (ELN). The merger has expanded the portfolio significantly resulting in a 185.7% increase in revenues during the quarter. The expanded portfolio caused management to increase the 2012 revenue projection. Revenues are projected in the range of $370-$400 million, up from the previous guidance of $350-$380 million. Given the expanded product portfolio, we expect the company to achieve/beat the increased guidance. Consequently, the Zacks Consensus Estimate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals Posts Lower Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/25/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-posts-lower-loss/85689</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) reported a net loss of 7 cents per share in the third quarter of 2011, well below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents and the year-ago loss of 31 cents. Higher revenues and lower expenses led to the lower year-over-year loss. Third quarter revenues, which included a $15 million milestone payment, increased 12.1% to $175 million. Revenues exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $166 million. Quarterly Details Quarterly revenues consisted of $155.1 million in product sales (up 0.7%) and $19.9 million in collaborative revenues, which consist of the amortization of upfront fees received under the company&#8217;s collaboration agreements with Eli Lilly (LLY) and Takeda. Collaborative revenues included a $15 million milestone payment from Lilly on the launch of Bydureon in the EU. Collaborative ]]></description>
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		<title>(NVO) Novo Nordisk Data Presented at European Association for the Study of Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/19/nvo-novo-nordisk-data-presented-at-european-association-for-the-study-of-diabetes/83265</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk (NVO) recently presented data from two trials of its lead diabetes drug, Victoza, at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The first trial showed that using Victoza at an early stage in diabetes treatment of patients with type II diabetes, who had not received any treatment before or previously received only one oral anti-diabetic drug (OAD), led to greater improvements in glycaemic control than those who had been dosed two or more OAD’s. The second trial showed that when type II diabetes patients switched from oral treatment with Merck’s (MRK) Januvia to injectable Victoza (once daily) experienced increased treatment satisfaction as well as significant reductions in blood glucose and body weight. We remind investors that in June this year, Novo Nordisk had presented data from ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALKS) Alkermes Analyst Maintains Neutral Rating on Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/01/alks-alkermes-analyst-maintains-neutral-rating-on-shares/82387</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Alkermes, Inc. (ALKS). Alkermes is a drug delivery biotech company which uses its proprietary specialized drug delivery technologies to develop drugs for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, alcoholism and diabetes. In August 2011, Alkermes disclosed financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Alkermes suffered a net loss (excluding special items but including stock-based compensation expense) of $0.04 per share which compared favorably with the year-ago loss of $0.14 per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was a loss of $0.11 per share. The narrower year-over-year loss was attributable to higher revenues recorded in the reported quarter. The lead product at Alkermes is Risperdal Consta for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The drug is marketed worldwide by Johnson ]]></description>
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		<title>(NVO) Novo Nordisk Presents Late Stage Degludec Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/nvo-novo-nordisk-presents-late-stage-degludec-data/78249</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Novo Nordisk (NVO) presented data from late stage trials, which showed that its ultra-long acting insulin Degludec lowered blood glucose levels with significantly reduced risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) versus Sanofi Aventis’(SNY) Lantus in patients with type II diabetes. Novo Nordisk presented data from two, late stage, 52-week clinical trials, one in patients with type I and the other in victims of type II diabetes. These data were presented at the American Diabetes Association. Degludec particularly reduced nocturnal hypoglycemia (night-time episodes of excessively low blood sugar) versus Lantus in patients with type I or type II diabetes. Nocturnal hypoglycemia is highly feared by diabetics, and hence a reduced threat of it represents a real commercial edge for Degludec. Apart from the two studies, Novo Nordisk also presented data ]]></description>
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		<title>(NVO) Novo Nordisk Presents Diabetes Study Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/nvo-novo-nordisk-presents-diabetes-study-data/77767</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Novo Nordisk (NVO) presented data from two extension studies of its lead diabetes drug Victoza at the American Diabetes Association. Victoza is currently marketed as a once-daily human Glucagon-Like Peptide- 1 (GLP-1) analogue for the treatment of type II diabetes. The first study showed that treatment with Victoza (once daily) in combination with metformin and/or sulfonylurea caused more patients to achieve control over their blood sugar levels compared to those treated with other commonly used diabetes drugs like Merck’s (MRK) Januvia and Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ (AMLN) Byetta. Moreover, data also revealed that patients underwent significant weight loss on switching over to Victoza therapy from Januvia. Novo Nordisk also presented data from another late stage study which investigated the effect of adding Levemir to the existing treatment regimen of Victoza and ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Partners Eli Lilly and Alkermes Learn Bydureon Gains EU Approval</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/22/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-partners-eli-lilly-and-alkermes-learn-bydureon-gains-eu-approval/77181</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) and its partners, Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), and Alkermes, Inc. (ALKS), recently received a boost with the European Commission granting marketing authorization to Bydureon (exenatide once-weekly) for the treatment of type II diabetes. Bydureon is the first once-weekly treatment to gain approval for type II diabetes. Approval was granted for use in combination with metformin, a sulfonylurea, a thiazolidinedione, metformin plus a sulfonylurea or metformin plus a thiazolidinedione. EU Approval Was Expected EU approval was expected as, earlier in April, Bydureon had received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). While anticipated, the final approval of Bydureon, nevertheless, comes as a relief for Amylin which has recently been at the receiving end of a series ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Alkermes Get Positive Opinion for Bydureon</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/18/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-eli-lilly-and-alkermes-get-positive-opinion-for-bydureon/71813</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) and its partners, Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), and Alkermes, Inc. (ALKS), recently received good news regarding their pipeline candidate, Bydureon (exenatide once-weekly). Amylin, Eli Lilly and Alkermes said that Bydureon received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The CHMP issued an opinion in favor of approving Bydureon for the treatment of type II diabetes in combination with certain oral therapies. A final decision regarding the approvability of Bydureon should be delivered by the European Commission in 2-3 months. Approval would make Bydureon the first once-weekly type II diabetes treatment in the EU. The positive EU recommendation comes as a relief for Amylin which has recently been at the receiving end of a series of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals Releases Disappointing Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-releases-disappointing-data/68116</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) lost more than 25% when the company released disappointing data on Bydureon (exenatide once-weekly) from a head-to-head study. Bydureon failed to achieve its primary endpoint of non-inferiority in the DURATION-6 study, which compared Bydureon with Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) Victoza. Results showed that patients in the Bydureon arm achieved a reduction of 1.3 percentage points in A1C levels compared to a reduction of 1.5 percentage points in the Victoza arm. Although gastrointestinal adverse events were less frequent in the Bydureon arm, the candidate’s failure to achieve the primary endpoint is a major setback. The disappointing DURATION-6 data is the latest setback faced by Amylin and its partners, Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and Alkermes, Inc. (ALKS), in the development of Bydureon. Earlier in October 2010, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals Reports Wider Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-reports-wider-loss/59006</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) reported a net loss of 31 cents per share in the third quarter of 2010, three cents below the Zacks Consensus Estimate but well above the year-earlier loss of 19 cents. Lower revenues resulted in the wider loss. Revenues of $156.1 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $159 million. Quarterly Details Total revenues for the quarter declined 19.5% mainly due to lower net product sales. Quarterly revenues consisted of $154.0 million in product sales and $2.1 million in collaborative revenues, which consist of the amortization of upfront fees received under the company&#8217;s collaboration agreements with Eli Lilly (LLY) and Takeda. Product revenues comprised $132.4 million in sales of Byetta (exenatide) and $21.6 million in sales of Symlin. Both Byetta and Symlin revenues declined on a sequential ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMY) Bristol-Myers Squibb&#8217;s Pipeline Advances</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/15/bmy-bristol-myers-squibbs-pipeline-advances/55259</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s (BMY) pipeline received a boost when its type II diabetes candidate, dapagliflozin, fared well in a late-stage multicenter, active-controlled, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, study (n=814). The patients enrolled in the study, were above 18 years of age and had responded unsatisfactorily to treatment by metformin alone. Dapagliflozin, a once-daily pill, is being co-developed with AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) for treating patients suffering from type II diabetes which is characterized by the dysfunction of beta cells in the pancreas. This results in reduced insulin secretion thereby leading to elevated glucose levels. Results from the 52 week study, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), revealed that a combination of dapagliflozin and metformin was as effective as the combination of glipizide and metformin in reducing blood sugar ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMY) Bristol-Myers Squibb Trial Presents Encouraging Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/bmy-bristol-myers-squibb-trial-presents-encouraging-data/52798</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s (BMY) pipeline received a boost when its type II diabetes candidate, dapagliflozin, fared well in a late-stage multicenter, active-controlled, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, study (n=814). The patients enrolled in the study, were more than or equal to 18 years of age and had responded unsatisfactorily to treatment by metformin alone. Dapagliflozin, a once-daily pill, is being co-developed with AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) for treating patients suffering from type II diabetes, which is characterized by the dysfunction of beta cells in the pancreas. This results in reduced insulin secretion, thereby leading to elevated glucose levels. Results from the 52 week study, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), revealed that a combination of dapagliflozin and metformin was as effective as the combination of glipizide and ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMY) Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Diabetes Drug Candidate Encourages</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/21/bmy-bristol-myers-squibb-company-diabetes-drug-candidate-encourages/52428</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company’s (BMY) pipeline received a boost when its type II diabetes candidate, dapagliflozin, fared well in a late-stage multicenter, international, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (n=597). Dapagliflozin, a once-daily pill, is being co-developed with AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) for treating patients suffering from type II diabetes which is characterized by the dysfunction of beta cells in the pancreas. This results in reduced insulin secretion thereby leading to elevated glucose levels. Results from the 24 week study, presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) revealed that a combination of dapagliflozin and glimepiride was more effective in reducing blood sugar levels compared to glimepiride and a placebo. Moreover, the weight reduction was higher in patients treated with the combination of dapagliflozin and glimepiride. Patients receiving dapagliflozin ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALKS) Alkermes Earnings Report Shows Revenues Dipped</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/10/alks-alkermes-earnings-report-shows-revenues-dipped/47206</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alkermes Inc.’s (ALKS) first-quarter fiscal 2011 net loss of  14 cents per share compared unfavorably with the year-ago loss of 2 cents per share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was a loss of 14 cents per share. Quarterly Results Total revenues for the reported quarter declined 11% to $42.3 million. The decline was primarily attributable to lower manufacturing revenues related to the schizophrenia drug Risperdal Consta, which is marketed worldwide by Johnson &#38; Johnson (JNJ) and manufactured by Alkermes.  Revenues were also marginally short of the Zacks Consensus Revenue Estimate of $43 million. Manufacturing revenues slipped 7% in the reported quarter to $26.9 million. Manufacturing revenues included $26.3 million from Risperdal Consta. Manufacturing revenues also included $0.6 million related to the manufacture of polymer for Byetta once-weekly (proposed trade name: Bydureon). ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALKS) Alkermes, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and Eli Lilly See Encouraging Data on Diabetes Candidate Bydureon</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/29/alks-alkermes-amylin-pharmaceuticals-and-eli-lilly-see-encouraging-data-on-diabetes-candidate-bydureon/41922</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently Alkermes Inc. (ALKS), Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMLN) and Eli Lilly &#38; Co. (LLY), the co-developers of type II diabetes candidate Bydureon (exenatide once weekly), presented pooled safety data on the candidate. The companies presented the data at the 70th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association held in Orlando. The data came from an analysis of the results of three randomized, double-blind studies, which revealed that Bydureon was well tolerated. The studies involved patients treated with either Bydureon (n=541) or other diabetes treatments such as Merck’s (MRK) Januvia, Takeda’s Actos or Sanofi-Aventis’ (SNY) Lantus (n=554). The number of patients opting out of the studies due to serious adverse events was low. Severe hypersensitivity reactions such as serious skin reactions or anaphylaxis were not observed in any of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BMY) Bristol-Myers Squibb Reports Encouraging Diabetes Therapy Data</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/28/bmy-bristol-myers-squibb-reports-encouraging-diabetes-therapy-data/41855</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) reported encouraging results from a late-stage study evaluating the combination therapy of Onglyza (saxagliptin) and metformin in patients suffering from type II diabetes. Onglyza has been co-developed by Bristol-Myers and AstraZeneca Plc (AZN). The data were presented at the 70th American Diabetes Association Annual Scientific Sessions. The results from the multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled study revealed that the combination therapy led to long-term glycemic improvement in previously untreated patients suffering from type II diabetes. Glycemic control refers to the levels of blood sugar (glucose) in a person suffering from diabetes. The disease was unsatisfactorily controlled by diet and exercise compared with a 10 mg dose of saxagliptin or metformin alone. Onglyza is under review in more than 58 countries across the globe. The drug has ]]></description>
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		<title>(NVO) Novo Nordisk&#8217;s Victoza Proves More Effective</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/31/nvo-novo-nordisks-victoza-proves-more-effective/32423</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, results from Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) LEAD 6 extension study was published in Diabetes Care. The study aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of switching from Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) and Eli Lilly’s (LLY) Byetta (exenatide) to Novo Nordisk’s Victoza. The LEAD 6 study was conducted over 26 weeks on 389 patients, which compared the effectiveness and safety of once a day Victoza (1.8 milligrams plus oral anti diabetes drug (OAD)) to twice daily Byetta (10 micrograms plus OAD). It was observed that patients taking Victoza showed better results in lowering blood sugar and fasting glucose level compared to Byetta. In Jan 2010, Victoza received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of type II diabetes in adults. The drug is approved for use with ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals&#8217; Drug Approval Delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/16/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-drug-approval-delayed/30769</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a complete response letter delaying the approval of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN), Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) and Alkermes, Inc.’s (ALKS) once weekly formulation of Byetta (exenatide). The companies are seeking to get Byetta once weekly (proposed trade name: Bydureon) approved for the treatment of type II diabetes. Despite the delay, both Amylin and Alkermes shares were up significantly as the agency did not ask the companies to conduct additional clinical or pre-clinical studies. This is encouraging news as additional studies would have delayed approval significantly. We were concerned that safety issues surrounding the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) molecules like exenatide could have led to the FDA asking for additional safety studies. However, we believe that the final label for ]]></description>
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		<title>(NVO) Novo Nordisk Earns US Food and Drug Administration for Diabetes Treatment</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/27/nvo-novo-nordisk-earns-us-food-and-drug-administration-for-diabetes-treatment/26216</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a major breakthrough, Denmark based Novo Nordisk (NVO) received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Victoza (liraglutide), a once-daily injection for the treatment of type II diabetes in adults. The drug has been approved for use with proper diet, exercise and other diabetes medicines for lowering blood sugar levels. However, the FDA has not recommended Victoza as an initial therapy in patients who could not control diabetes with diet and exercise alone. Following the approval of Victoza, Novo Nordisk will be required to carry out studies to provide additional information on the safety of this product. While Victoza was not associated with increased risk of cardiovascular ailments in people with low risk for such ailments, the company will have to conduct a cardiovascular safety study to evaluate ]]></description>
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		<title>(MNKD) MannKind Corporation Gets FDA Setback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/11/mnkd-mannkind-corporation-gets-fda-setback/24632</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, MannKind Corporation (MNKD) received a setback regarding the approval of its much awaited product Afrezza (formerly known as Afresa) ? inhaled insulin for the treatment of type I and type II diabetes. While the original Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date was January 16, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed MannKind that they will not be able to review the new drug application (NDA) within the time frame since they are yet to complete the inspection of the insulin manufacturing facilities of N.V. Organon, a third-party supplier to MannKind. The delay comes as a big setback for the company as it has been banking heavily on the approval of Afrezza. Moreover, MannKind has received no intimation about the expected date of the approval. However, discussions ]]></description>
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		<title>(MNKD) MannKind Awaits US Food and Drug Administration Decision</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/06/mnkd-mannkind-awaits-us-food-and-drug-administration-decision/24338</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next few days will be very crucial for MannKind (MNKD). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to decide on the company’s lead product candidate Afresa, which is an inhaled insulin for the treatment of type I and type II diabetes, within January 16, 2010. We believe that Afresa offers distinct advantages over traditional needle-based insulin therapy, which currently dominates the market. The key advantage is the convenience of an inhaled delivery. However, the path to approval is not easy since many large pharmaceutical companies in the past have made unsuccessful attempts to bring such a product into the market. Back in 2006, Pfizer’s (PFE) Exubera was the first FDA approved inhaled insulin which later on failed miserably. Pfizer witnessed another major blow with the occurrence of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMLN) Amylin Pharmaceuticals Impresses in Head-to-Head</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/16/amln-amylin-pharmaceuticals-impresses-in-head-to-head/23067</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMLN) recently announced positive results on its once weekly formulation of Byetta (referred to as exenatide once weekly), which is being developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) and Alkermes, Inc. (ALKS). Amylin presented results from a head-to-head study (DURATION-5) comparing exenatide once weekly with a Byetta injection taken twice daily in patients with type II diabetes. Data showed that after 24 weeks of treatment, patients on exenatide once weekly experienced a statistically superior reduction in A1C, a measure of average blood sugar over three months (1.6 percentage points versus 0.9 percentage points). While both treatment groups achieved statistically significant weight loss by the end of the study, the average loss was higher in the once-weekly group compared to the Byetta group (5.1 pounds versus ]]></description>
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		<title>(ZGEN) ZymoGenetics Inc Inks Licensing Deal with Novo Nordisk A/S</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ZymoGenetics Inc. (ZGEN) announced recently that it has signed a deal with Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) whereby the latter gets global rights to an antibody drug developed by ZymoGenetics to block Interleukin-21 (IL-21), a protein that’s found in excess in patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Novo Nordisk in-licensed intellectual property rights to IL-21 antibodies outside North America in 2001 and now possesses global rights. The terms of the deal require Novo Nordisk to make an initial upfront cash payment of $24 million to ZymoGenetics. Furthermore, with the progress of the development program of the IL-21 monoclonal antibody, ZymoGenetics stands to receive milestones from Novo Nordisk up to $157.5 million over the period of the agreement. The amount includes a $1.5 million milestone payment to be made once an investigational ]]></description>
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