Lixisenatide
FDA approved
Hormones and metabolism
Hormones and metabolismHow it works
A once-daily GLP-1 drug built on Gila monster exendin-4, taken before a meal to flatten the sugar spike of type 2 diabetes.
What it's made of
44 amino acids: the Gila monster's exendin-4 without one proline and with six lysines added at the end.
What it's for
- Prescribed for
- Type 2 diabetes in adults; today, mostly combined with insulin glargine.
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