doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000114811.60629.B5
Byetta was a twice-daily subcutaneous injectable medication approved for type 2 diabetes
They all belong to a class of drugs known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), which mimic a hormone (GLP-1) in the body that helps control insulin and blood glucose levels and promotes feelings of satiety
Long-Acting GLP-1 RAs Exenatide (Bydureon) In 1987, scientists discovered that GLP-1 promotes insulin secretion, and five years later, an entero-insulin analogue, Exendin-4, which is 53% homologous to GLP-1, was isolated from the saliva of the Mexican giant lizard, later known as exenatide, which has GLP-1 receptor agonist activity and a half-life of 2.4 hours
And so thats just silly. McKees proposal will undergo months of legislative questioning, editing and restructuring before the General Assemblys final version emerges sometime in June