AstraZeneca announced that the EC green-lighted the new formulation of the once-weekly type-2 diabetes injection, which will be marketed as Bydureon BCise (exenatide 2mg prolonged-release suspension).

Bydureon (exenatide), a weekly type 2 diabetes GLP-1 class injection, is nearing the end of its patent life and is also under threat from Novo Nordisk’s next-generation weekly jab, semaglutide.

≥10yrs: 2mg once every 7 days (weekly). Switching from immed- or another ext-rel exenatide product: discontinue, then start Bydureon BCise. Risk of thyroid C-cell tumors; inform patients of ...