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Bydureon (exenatide), a weekly type 2 diabetes GLP-1 class injection, is nearing the end of its patent life and is also under threat from Novo Nordisk’s next-generation weekly jab, semaglutide.

AstraZeneca announced that the EC green-lighted the new formulation of the once-weekly type-2 diabetes injection, which will be marketed as Bydureon BCise (exenatide 2mg prolonged-release suspension).