The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
				
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   			ISSUE 1483
December 7, 2015
                			
                		 Issue 1483
                		- Insulin Degludec (Tresiba) - A New Long-Acting Insulin for Diabetes
 - Drugs Past Their Expiration Date
 - Deoxycholic Acid (Kybella) for Double Chin
 - Ferric Citrate (Auryxia) for Hyperphosphatemia
 - Nivolumab (Opdivo) plus Ipilimumab (Yervoy) for Metastatic Melanoma
 - Corrections: Eloctate for Hemophilia A & Sumatriptan Patch (Zecuity) for Migraine
 
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				Insulin Degludec (Tresiba) - A New Long-Acting Insulin for Diabetes
December 7, 2015 (Issue: 1483)
				The FDA has approved insulin degludec (Tresiba –
Novo Nordisk) for treatment of adults with type 1 or
type 2 diabetes. Insulin degludec is the third long-acting
human insulin analog to be approved by the
FDA; insulin detemir (Levemir) and...more
        			
        			
					
					
				
        			
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