Expect 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 binds with albumin in the body which makes a “depot” that slowly releases insulin.

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