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• Study: Lipitor diabetes risk higher than some other statins
  While a recent study by Canadian researchers found a link between certain types of statins and Type 2 diabetes, the news wasn’t universally bad for users of the popular anti-cholesterol drugs. A story in U.S. News and World Report says the researchers identified stronger statins including Lipitor ...

• Doctor trying to spread word about diabetes drug risk
  The New York Times reports on the efforts of Dr. Peter C. Butler, an internationally recognized diabetes expert described as a “crusader” for his attempts to warn about an apparent link between certain medications and potentially deadly pancreas ailments. The report says Butler’s involvement i...

• Canadian study finds link between Lipitor, diabetes
  A new study by Canadian researchers adds to a growing pool of evidence that Lipitor and other types of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins put patients at a higher risk of developing diabetes. According to a story on CTV News, researchers published the results of their study in BMJ, a journal ...

• Diabetes drug’s sales plummet
  According to Reuters, Merck’s quarterly sales of diabetes drug Januvia – the company’s biggest product – took a nosedive in quarterly sales, which has investors concerned. Overall, shares of the company fell 1.6 percent to $46.23 for the quarter. Though the company’s profit beat forecasts ...

• Merck and Pfizer teaming up on diabetes drug
  A story on HispanicBusiness.com says pharmaceutical companies Merck and Pfizer, ordinarily rivals, are teaming up to develop a new medicine for type 2 diabetes. Merck is paying $60 million up front for the rights to co-develop Pfizer’s diabetes drug called ertugliflozin, which is currently in late...

• Hormone could revolutionize diabetes treatment
  According to an NBC News blog, the discovery of a new hormone that makes the cells destroyed by diabetes has enormous potential for treating the disease. The story says nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In both type 1 and some cas...

• Byetta manufacturer looking to get bigger share of diabetes market
  Drug maker Eli Lilly is increasing its efforts to get a larger share of the diabetes market, Reuters reports. The story says Lilly is now the fourth-largest diabetes drug manufacturer, with 10.6 percent market share. That puts it behind Denmark’s Novo Nordisk , France’s Sanofi and the U....

• Israeli doctors cautioned about diabetes medication
  An article in the Jerusalem Post says the Israeli Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical division is cautioning doctors to be vigilant for cases of pancreatic infections and pancreatic cancer among people taking a class of diabetes drugs that includes Byetta and Januvia. The story says the announcement ...

• Analysis says diabetes drugs carry risks
  A report on FiercePharma says an analysis by safety watchdog group Institute for Safe Medication Practices found the class of diabetes drugs that includes Merck’s Januvia and Bristol-Myers’s Byetta may increase the risk for pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. The analysis found that reports of ...

• FDA investigates link betweed diabetes drugs, pancreas disorder
  A story posted on the Website of KTRK-TV out of Houston deals with U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into a potential link between newer diabetes drugs including Byetta and Januvia, and a potentially dangerous condition called pancreatitis. According to the story, FDA officials reporte...