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Sanofi launches Afrezza inhalable insulin for diabetes treatment

Global healthcare company Sanofi and biopharma-ceutical company MannKind Corp. announced that Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder is now available by prescription in U.S. retail pharmacies nationwide.

Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder
Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder

Afrezza is manufactured by MannKind Corp., and distributed by Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC. Afrezza is a drug-device combination product that consists of a dry formulation of human insulin delivered from a small and portable inhaler to help patients achieve blood sugar control.

In a press release announcing that FDA had approved Afrezza to treat diabetes, the agency said, “The drug’s safety and effectiveness were evaluated in a total of 3,017 participants—1,026 participants with type 1 diabetes and 1,991 patients with type 2 diabetes.”

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