New Drugs in Development for the Treatment of Diabetes
- Terri L. Levien, PharmD and
- Danial E. Baker, PharmD, FASHP, FASCP
Abstract
In Brief
A variety of new agents are in development for the treatment of type 1 or type 2 diabetes. In addition to new dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 analogs, thiazolidinediones, glinides, and new insulin formulations, there are also unique peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists, selective sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, and several other unique agents now in development.
Footnotes
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Terri L. Levien, PharmD, is a clinical associate professor of pharmacotherapy, and Danial E. Baker, PharmD, FASHP, FASCP, is a professor of pharmacology and director of the Drug Information Center in the College of Pharmacy at Washington State University in Spokane.
- American Diabetes Association(R) Inc., 2009
