NEW POSSIBILITIES IN INSULIN THERAPY
Autori:
BRANKO NOVAK, ŽELJKO METELKO
Sažetak
U posljednjih nekoliko godina prisutan je značajan napredak u razvoju novih lijekova za šećernu bolest. U liječenju inzulinom glavne su novosti inzulinski analozi s novim, povoljnijim farmakokinetskim i farmakodinamskim osobinama. Razvijaju se i novi načini aplikacije inzulina, koji će omogućiti primjenu inzulina bez igle. U ovom su članku prikazane navedene novosti.
Summary
Summary. In the last few years huge progress in the development of new drugs for diabetes is present. In insulin therapy there have also been novelties with the arrival of new insulins (insulin analogues) specially designed to have better pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties. New possibilities for insulin delivery are in development, which could spare the patients from painful injections. These novelties are reviewed in this article.
