But the follow-up drug, Byetta LAR, would be given once a week instead of twice a day.

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Because LAR would require less frequent injections--perhaps twice a month--Kliff believes this version to be the real blockbuster in Amylin's pipeline.

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Both Exenatide and Exenatide LAR are targeted at people with Type 2 Diabetes, which represents 90% to 95% of the diagnosed cases of diabetes.

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If a patient developed pancreatitis while taking Byetta LAR, "there would be no way to turn the effects of the drug off, which could lead to a substantially worse outcome, " Anderson wrote.

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