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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (381551)4/30/2008 1:23:36 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1574127
 
Not so in this case. Insulin isn't a drug, it's a natural hormone. That's why it has to be injected - if it was in a pill, we'd digest it.

Avantis did some great work making it timed-release in injectable form - it crystalizes within the adipose tissue and time releases through the blood.



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (381551)4/30/2008 6:43:36 PM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1574127
 
"I heard that just about every drug out there can be reformulated for time release. "

Pretty much. You can generally tell when the patent is running out because the XR version pops up.


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