SANOFI AVENTIS AND PFIZER SEEK APPROVAL TO MARKET EXUBERA® IN THE UNITED STATES
Paris, March 2, 2005 - Pfizer Inc. and the sanofi-aventis Group announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing a new drug application for Exubera® (inhaled human insulin powder).Exubera®, a dry powder form of insulin that is inhaled into the lungs prior to eating, using a specially designed inhalation device, has been studied in more than 3,500 patients, some for over seven years. The companies seek approval to market Exubera® for adult patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Exubera® is currently also under review by the” European