Advice

Inhaled insulin, 1mg and 3mg inhalation powder (Exubera) - This product has been withdrawn for commercial reasons and SMC advice has been removed from the website

Medicine details

Medicine name:
inhaled insulin, 1mg and 3mg inhalation powder (Exubera)
SMC ID:
254/06
Indication:
Diabetes Mellitus
Pharmaceutical company
Pfizer Ltd
BNF chapter
Endocrine system
Submission type
Full
Status
Withdrawn
Date advice published
10 September 2006
Additional notes
In January 2008 Pfizer ceased production of its inhaled insulin product Exubera.  SMC advice for inhaled insulin has therefore been made obsolete.