Be Up on the Buzz Around the First Once-Weekly Insulin
August 2024
Insulin icodec (Awiqli) will be the first once-WEEKLY insulin.
Think of it as an ultra-long-acting basal insulin.
Icodec has a half-life of about a week, mainly due to strong binding with albumin...which acts like a “depot” that slowly releases insulin.
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