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Byetta® treatments are intended for adults with type 2 diabetes whose blood sugar is not controlled by other means. Byetta® is usually part of a diabetes regimen that includes metformin, a thiazolidinedione, or a sulfonylurea. This medication comes in pre-filled injectable Byetta® pens for an easy-to-administer twice-daily treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Hundreds of Thousands of Byetta® Treatments Each Year

Roughly 50,000 Byetta® treatments (pens) are used each week in the U.S. Byetta® helps a user's body produce the right amount of insulin at the right time, and it's an effective — although rather expensive — diabetes treatment. However, there are also some severe (even life-threatening) potential side effects associated with Byetta®, including:

• hypoglycemia
• dehydration from chronic nausea and vomiting
• acute or necrotizing pancreatitis, an inflammation

Byetta's® active ingredient is exenatide, an incretin mimetic. Although Byetta® is FDA-approved only for type 2 diabetes, some patients and physicians have noted that Byetta® may also help treat constipation, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), and other medical disorders. These are "off-label" Byetta® treatments, and there are no data to support these treatments' effectiveness or safety.

Once-a-Week Byetta®

The two companies that manufacture and market Byetta® — Eli Lilly & Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals — plus a third company, Alkermes, Inc. are working on a once-per-week version of Byetta®. Such a form of Byetta® requires a long-acting-release (LAR) formula of exenatide. Early clinical data for LAR Byetta® indicate that it's about twice as effective as the twice-daily Byetta® at controlling blood sugar levels, with a similar safety profile and less proclivity to induce nausea (a common side effect of original-formula Byetta®).

Long-acting-release formula Byetta® is not yet FDA-approved or available to the public.

Byetta® Health Professionals

Byetta® health professionals — that is, physicians and other healthcare providers who treat people with diabetics — are the best source of information about Byetta® as a treatment for diabetes or any other condition. An individual's unique medical history and status are best known by his or her doctor(s), and anyone with medical questions about Byetta® would be best served by consulting his or her treating physician.

For legal questions, law firms that represent individuals and families who have been impacted or injured by dangerous drugs are an excellent source of information about Byetta® treatments. Schedule a free initial consultation with a Byetta® lawyer in your area and get answers to all of your questions. If Byetta® use has injured you or someone in your family, you may be eligible for a legal remedy.

"Byetta® May Be Linked to Pancreatitis and Cancer"

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have found that the use of the diabetes medications Byetta® and Januvia® may increase the risk of serious problems with the pancreas. Januvia® and Byetta® are both used to treat t...

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