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Two wins to bring Lilly modest sales

Finally, some new revenue. Eli Lilly and Co. will enjoy modest new sales later this year after U.S. regulators approved a new diabetes drug developed by a partner company, and another company nears approval on a drug that will produce royalties for the Indianapolis-based drugmaker.

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Lilly imaging drug fails to win FDA panel’s backing

Eli Lilly and Co.’s Amyvid isn’t ready to be approved to detect Alzheimer’s-related deposits in the brain, according to FDA advisors. The medicine could still be approved if Lilly establishes a training program and a way to ensure that the results of brain scans are read consistently, they said.

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FDA panel sees promise in Lilly imaging drug

A federal panel of medical experts said Thursday a first-of-a-kind imaging chemical designed to help screen for Alzheimer's disease could be useful pending additional study and training for physicians.

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Lilly, other big drugmakers shut out by FDA in 2010

Regulators cleared 21 medicines, the fewest since 2007, for sale last year. It was the first time in a decade that Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, as well as Lilly, Merck & Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. were shut out at the same time, according to agency records.

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Amylin and Lilly seek expanded Byetta approval

Eli Lilly and Co. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday they are asking the Food and Drug Administration to expand approval for their type 2 diabetes drug Byetta, which could bolster sales as the companies try to get approval for a new, longer-lasting version of the drug.

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