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There is now an alternative for diabetics who need to inject insulin: a form of the medication that can be inhaled, called Exubera. It has been approved in Europe and the US, but regulators in Britain are throwing up roadblocks to its use. 
 
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence does not find Exubera to be cost-effective and will only recommend it for people with phobias to injections, as diagnosed by a psychologist or psychiatrist. 
 
This stance is criticized as impractical by Pfizer, who makes the drug, and by Diabetes UK. 
 
The government's recommendations are now open to public comment.

Watchdog setback for inhaled insulin

Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - 6/21/2006 5:29 AM

The manufacturer of a new form of insulin which allows patients to inhale rather than inject the drug has today hit out at the government's health watchdog.
 
The drug, Exubera, developed by Pfizer, is designed to offer adults with diabetes an alternative to daily insulin injections.
 
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