“But why are they calling these products ‘drugs?’” I asked at the recent CMC Strategy meeting that CaSSS hosted in Gaithersburg. “Well it’s because they aren’t vaccines or blood products” said an old friend, who is an authority in the field. “But,” I said, “we’re really talking about therapeutic glyco-proteins produced by living organisms.” And just to make sure I was remembering things correctly, I searched Google and reviewed the definitions for a “biologic” and “biological” in several of the top technical references. Truly, a biologic or biological is a substance produced by a living organism, which would include glyco-proteins, non-glycosylated proteins, enzymes, viruses, and broken up proteins which could be used as poly-peptides or simple antigens…
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Type 2 diabetes is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease-related morbidity and mortality. There are several therapies for type 2 diabetes management, but optimal glycemic control has not been achieved yet. A large number of patients fail to attain an ideal glycemic target, and only a few drugs have demonstrated effective control of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) numbers below 7%. The biggest hurdles for implementing long-term, effective therapies are hypoglycemia and weight gain. Most pharmaceuticals currently available act to increase insulin availability through administration, secretion, or by increasing insulin sensitivity. Others act by delaying the delivery and absorption of carbohydrates from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or by increasing urinary glucose excretion.