Content about Pancreatitis

April 3, 2012

Amylin seeks FDA approval for metreleptin

Drug maker Amylin Pharmaceuticals has filed for regulatory approval of a drug to treat diabetes and elevated triglycerides in the bloodstream in children and adults with a rare disorder.

March 1, 2012

FDA approves two new drugs for pancreatic disorders

The Food and Drug Administration has approved two new drugs for pancreatic disorders, the agency said Thursday.

September 21, 2011

UCLA researchers find possible link between diabetes drugs, pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles said they have found a possible link between two new drugs for Type 2 diabetes and cancers of the pancreas and thyroid, according to a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology.

January 17, 2011

FDA panel votes against Lilly's EPI treatment

A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted last week not to recommend approval of a drug from Eli Lilly.

July 20, 2010

Eli Lilly acquires Alnara

Drug maker Eli Lilly has finished its acquisition of a company developing a pancreatic disorder...

July 5, 2010

Lilly to acquire Alnara

Drug maker Eli Lilly is moving to acquire a company developing an enzyme-replacement therapy, Lilly...

May 2, 2010

FDA approves exocrine pancreatic insufficiency treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has granted an additional approval to a pancreatic enzyme drug...