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Re: Anyone use Byetta?
Hi Vivkaroo,
I'm sorry to hear that Byetta didn't work for you. There is a small number who try it and who'se bodies are just unable to deal with it. Fortunately these are in an extreme minority.
I have had a look at byettalawsuits.com and it turns out to be one of these no win-no fee "ambulance chaser" American law firms that will take up the case of anyone who feels they have a complaint against a hospital, doctor, pharmacy, drug company, etc. There was a scandalous piece of journalism in October 2007, believed to have been instigated by a rival of Eli Lilly who was becoming concerned at the amount of business they were losing due to patients being put on Byetta. The writer did (or was fed) some very clever research that showed that 30 people who take Byetta had developed acute pancreatitis. The American FDA in a kneejerk reaction demanded that Lilly (actually Amylin who manufacture it for Lilly) put a warning in the product leaflet that Byetta can cause pancreatitis.
Only then did anybody research the figures! It was later found that of the 30, 27 had other medical problems that made them highly susceptible to pancreatitis (gallstones, history of alcohol abuse, etc). The FDA updated their information to reflect the true picture in August 2008. Even taking the full 30 cases, this represents 4.2 cases of pancreatitis per 1000 Byetta users. But the normal incidence of pancreatitis in the general population is 23 per 1000. So it would appear that, in people who are not already susceptible to pancreatitis, Byetta seems to actually provide some protection against pancreatitis.
Hi Vivkaroo,
I'm sorry to hear that Byetta didn't work for you. There is a small number who try it and who'se bodies are just unable to deal with it. Fortunately these are in an extreme minority.
I have had a look at byettalawsuits.com and it turns out to be one of these no win-no fee "ambulance chaser" American law firms that will take up the case of anyone who feels they have a complaint against a hospital, doctor, pharmacy, drug company, etc. There was a scandalous piece of journalism in October 2007, believed to have been instigated by a rival of Eli Lilly who was becoming concerned at the amount of business they were losing due to patients being put on Byetta. The writer did (or was fed) some very clever research that showed that 30 people who take Byetta had developed acute pancreatitis. The American FDA in a kneejerk reaction demanded that Lilly (actually Amylin who manufacture it for Lilly) put a warning in the product leaflet that Byetta can cause pancreatitis.
Only then did anybody research the figures! It was later found that of the 30, 27 had other medical problems that made them highly susceptible to pancreatitis (gallstones, history of alcohol abuse, etc). The FDA updated their information to reflect the true picture in August 2008. Even taking the full 30 cases, this represents 4.2 cases of pancreatitis per 1000 Byetta users. But the normal incidence of pancreatitis in the general population is 23 per 1000. So it would appear that, in people who are not already susceptible to pancreatitis, Byetta seems to actually provide some protection against pancreatitis.