New Insulin inhalant..

jahras12 · Jan 28, 2006

Im not a insulin user, but for those who are I heard about this new insulin inhalant there coming out with by pfizer , i thought it was pretty cool, no more injections... Does anyone know more about it...here is a link to some more info...http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/April98/BTI.Inhalant.bpf.html

pharmguy27 · Jan 28, 2006

This has been in Phase II testing by Pfizer for about 3-4 years no. Meaning that it's close to being dead in the water. They need to have consistent results as well as ways to change the dose more for people with different doses of insulin. Also, they need to tell people that it wouldn't be absorbed well or at all if you hae a cold an dowuld need to go back to injections. So, this isn't a very marketable idea at this point.

jahras12 · Jan 28, 2006

wow, I did not know this pharmguy, I thought it would be the next big thing as far as insulin goes and would blow up on the market.

PHIL HERNON · Jan 28, 2006

Wow

That article is 8 years old.

jahras12 · Jan 28, 2006

here is a more recent article,
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Just wanted to to show some info by that site.

n4dmoney · Jan 28, 2006

It's not dead in the water. Exubera was approved yesterday.

PHIL HERNON · Jan 28, 2006

HERE

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Snarf · Jan 28, 2006

For our use, I would still go with the injectable - it is cheaper and easier to modulate the effective dose.

Ashop · Jan 29, 2006

Snarf said:
For our use, I would still go with the injectable - it is cheaper and easier to modulate the effective dose.

I was about to ask this question. Wasnt sure if this would be good for BB purpose.

jahras12 · Jan 29, 2006

yes..

for bodybuilding purposes it may not be great, but for investment purposes it may be a great investment- people hate injections and people also have money to spend and love to eat therefore it may be a big item to come.

Snarf · Jan 29, 2006

Alin said:
I was about to ask this question. Wasnt sure if this would be good for BB purpose.

It is fast acting which is good for BB, but it also makes it more dangerous. The problem is there are significant intrapatient absorption differences so it may be hard to find the exact dose you need and for a person with full sensitivity to insulin (ie non-diabetic) you could run the risk of using too much (or not enough) very easily.