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| 4:08PM 6/18/2010
Pharmaceutical giant Roche said Friday that it would delay an FDA filing for its new diabetes drug for 12 to 18 months due to safety concerns. The beneficiary of Roche's misfortune is rival Amylin, which now jumps ahead in the race to get first approval of a once-weekly injectable type 2 diabetes drug.
| 7:15PM 12/02/2009
The U.S. diabetes drug market just got a little more competitive. Swiss drugmaker Roche (RHHBY) said Wednesday an experimental medicine in late-stage development works better in treating type 2 diabetes than Merck (MRK) Januvia, according to a clinical study.