Being first in the inhaled insulin market is not an advantage for Pfizer

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Could Pfizer have an expensive failure on their hands with Exubera, the first inhaled insulin? It seems like a lot of people think so including some Wall Street analysts who are revising the sales forecast for Exubera way down. Pfizer has changed the selling of Exubera from the pain management division to the CV division but what Pfizer hasn't learned that in order for a product to be adopted by the market it needs to be easy to use and convenient. Exubera unfortunately doesn't have any of these traits and companies like Lilly which have inhaled insulin in development are taking notes from Pfizer's mistakes. Read More...
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