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DewDiligence

09/09/08 8:16 AM

#65974 RE: rkrw #65973

>BIOD – what I thought was more troublesome commercially was the injection site pain due, the much higher volume and the formulation stinks as it need to be refrigerated/reconcentrated, so no pens.<

Also a longer needle, which may be one reason (in addition to higher injection volume) for the injection-site pain.

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DewDiligence

09/09/08 4:02 PM

#65985 RE: rkrw #65973

>BIOD – There actually is a lot of interest in the diabetes community for this…<

I guess I don’t see the attraction from a business standpoint of an enhanced formulation of a product—ordinary insulin—that is in a state of steady and irreversible decline.

What is the allure of BIOD’s reformulation (and similar products from other companies) versus an insulin analog or cocktail of analogs? T.i.a.