Sanofi-aventis' SoloSTAR(R) Insulin Pen for Lantus and Apidra Receives the Prestigious GOOD DE... (R) SoloSTAR(R) use in everyday clinicalp...)

Sanofi-aventis' SoloSTAR(R) Insulin Pen for Lantus and Apidra Receives the Prestigious GOOD DESIGN Award

Date:2/14/2008

R) SoloSTAR(R) use in everyday clinical practice, involving more than 2000 people with diabetes (16% with manual dexterity problems and 15% with poor eyesight not corrected by glasses) showed that more than 95% of participants declared to be "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with using SoloSTAR(R) to inject insulin, irrespective of diabetes type or previous device experience.

Healthcare professionals involved in teaching the people in this survey how to use LANTUS(R) SoloSTAR(R) found SoloSTAR(R) to be easy learn and easy to use for people with diabetes.

SoloSTAR(R) also operates with a lower injection force and a recent study found that SoloSTAR(R) required 31% less injection force than the Novo Nordisk FlexPen(R) and 54% less force than the Eli Lilly Humulin/Humalog pen.

"Insulin injection with SoloSTAR(R) brings flexibility, satisfaction for the patients, and an opportunity for earlier initiation of insulin therapy which may contribute to better long term glycaemic control", Denis Raccah, Professor of Endocrinology, University Hospital Sainte Marguerite, France, added.

About SoloSTAR(R)

SoloSTAR(R) is a new, easy-to-use disposable pen for administration of LANTUS(R) and APIDRA(R). SoloSTAR(R), allows to administer doses from 1 up to 80 units, in one unit increments, in one injection. SoloSTAR offers a 25% greater maximum capacity than other insulin pens. Consequently, the administration until 80 units of insulin can be done with only one injection.

SoloSTAR uses a simple, intuitive design with easy-to-read display featured and requires only a few steps to use it properly. SoloSTAR(R) is small, discreet and eliminates the need for the patient to change insulin cartridges. Easy-to-use and easy-to-inject, SoloSTAR(R) reduces the injection force by 30% or more in comparison to other most broadly available pens in its class.

Lantus(R) SoloSTAR(R) and APIDRA(R) SoloSTAR(R) were approved by the EMEA in September 2006; LANTU
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