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The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	Amylin Gets Some FDA Love Amylin's once-weekly diabetes drug Byetta gets a green light from the FDA.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	Amylin's Down and Up on Diabetes Investors may be over-reacting to news both good and bad from Amylin Pharmaceuticals.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2008 Brian Lawler	Novo Nordisk Takes On All Comers Its diabetes franchise is about to get bigger.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	It'll Be a Blockbuster! High Fives All Around, Right? Sanofi-aventis releases top-line data for its phase 3 diabetes drug candidate, lixisenatide. The trial was a success, but don't pencil it in as a blockbuster just yet.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2007 Brian Orelli	Amylin: Waiting on the Future Research and development costs drag down the drug developer's bottom line. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Brian Orelli	Sweet Phase 3 Data Although diabetes drugs have come under fire lately, insulin maker Novo Nordisk is moving full steam ahead with its newest drug to help fight type 2 diabetes.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Don't Ignore This Potential Blockbuster Five trials later, Roche's diabetes drug taspoglutide seems like a winner.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Amylin Timeline Shortened -- Maybe Revenue down 6% year over year. Prescriptions of the company's top-selling drug, Byetta, down 5.9% quarter over quarter. Amylin Pharmaceuticals' fourth quarter wasn't pretty.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Skinny on Diabetes Drugs The goal of diabetes drugs is to get the patient's blood glucose levels under control, but one class of drugs, called GLP1 agonists, have a nice side effect: weight loss. Which pharma companies can benefit?
The Motley Fool January 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Victoza's Victory in Vain? Novo Nordisk finally gets the FDA to sign off on its once-daily diabetes drug.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2007 Brian Orelli	Weighing In on Amylin's Drug Combination Phase 2 results are good for Amylin Pharmaceuticals trial of a new weight-loss treatment, but it's the subsequent phase 3 trial that actually counts.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Hot Dog! No Competition for Now Roche's diabetes pipeline drug is delayed.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2010 Brian Orelli	Drug Sales Down! Should We Celebrate? Amylin won't have completed results for a trial comparing Bydureon to Victoza until next year. But until that data is in, it might not be as easy to get the patients back as Amylin is making it out to be.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Byetta Beating The FDA gives Amylin and Alkermes a smack down, but neither company is knocked out yet.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2008 Brian Lawler	Novo Nordisk's Daring Success Novo Nordisk's potential blockbuster compound excels in late-stage head-to-head testing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Skinny on a Triple-Decker Update Amylin's public relations department might need to go on a diet.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Drop on Bad News, but It Was a Long Shot Anyway Bydureon, Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly's once-weekly version of their twice-daily Byetta, has been beating up other diabetes drugs in a series of head-to-head clinical trials but it will have a tough time going after the monotherapy market.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Brian Orelli	Potential Blockbuster, No Me-Too About It A diabetes-fighting duo do it right this time.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Sickness for Amylin Sales of the drugmaker's type-2 diabetes drugs showed solid growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	The Next Amgen? Not Yet. Amylin Pharmaceuticals is in much the same situation as Amgen is in: relatively flat sales, and the potential for a nice boost from a Food and Drug Administration approval shortly. But that's where the comparison ends.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Brian Orelli	There Are No Safe Biotech Investments Amylin Pharmaceuticals and its partners, Eli Lilly and Alkermes, announced yesterday evening that the Food and Drug Administration had asked for more data before approving its once-weekly diabetes drug Bydureon.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	FDA Says "No Way!" Market Says "Yeah, Baby!" You can have it both ways. The Food and Drug Administration's response wasn't exactly what investors in Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Alkermes were looking for, but they'll take it.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Why Amylin Skipped Some Byetta Numbers Usually the company presents the individual sales numbers for its two diabetes drugs from the year-ago quarter for investors to compare. But this time they were conspicuously absent.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2007 Brian Orelli	Good News From Amylin Isn't Good Enough Investors aren't impressed by Amylin's extended-release version of Byetta, worrying that the drug may be reaching market saturation.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2008 Brian Orelli	Disease Is Good for Novo Nordisk The Danish drugmaker is able to grow despite the Danish krone moving against the currencies that predominate its sales..
The Motley Fool August 8, 2008 Brian Lawler	Not Bad, Novo Nordisk The drugmaker's performance is better than its numbers suggest.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Amylin Comes Up Snake Eyes Amylin Pharmaceuticals and partners Eli Lilly and Alkermes announced results of their head-to-head clinical trial comparing Bydureon with Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Victoza.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Brian Orelli	Analyzing Amylin Amylin Pharmaceuticals holds its R&D day to update investors on the marketing strategy of its two diabetes products, as well as the development of its pipeline.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Brian Orelli	Amylin's Bittersweet FDA News Diabetes drug moves ahead, but not as much as the company wanted. If the FDA rejection was due to safety issues, that wouldn't bode well for Amylin's plans to develop the active ingredient in SYMLIN as a weight-loss drug. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Cost-Cutting? Check. Increased Sales? Hmm ... Amylin has half the equation. Now it needs the other half.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Brian Lawler	Amylin's One-Drug Wonder Unfortunately, with research and development costs growing to $54 million from $33 million last year, Amylin is still a few quarters away from profitability. Diabetes drug Byetta is set to boost Amylin's sales. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2008 Brian Orelli	Weighing In on Obesity Drugs Could investing in drugmakers that produce weight-loss drugs help fatten your wallet?
The Motley Fool April 15, 2011 Brian Orelli	Fewer Needle Pricks for the Europeans Amylin's once-weekly diabetes drug Bydureon gets a positive recommendation in Europe.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2008 Brian Orelli	Anemic Amylin's Signs of Recovery Sales of Amylin Pharmaceuticals' diabetes drug Byetta have slowed over the last few quarters, but the company seems to be turning things around.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Blockbuster Around the Corner Amylin Pharmaceuticals' Byetta sales are improving, but is it enough?
The Motley Fool July 8, 2011 Brian Orelli	Let's Just Hope For No More FDA Surprises Despite the government's worries, Bydureon doesn't cause heart issues.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Diabetes Drug Delivery Deal Several pharmaceutical companies compete to deliver a diabetes medication that can be taken orally or once-weekly.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Brian Lawler	Follow the Trend With Novo Nordisk The future is bright for Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk. The worldwide leader in diabetes treatments turns in another good quarter.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2008 Brian Orelli	FDA (Indirectly) Thwacks Amylin The FDA's draft guidance puts a cloud of uncertainty over the makers of diabetes drugs.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 Brian Orelli	Amylin's Temporarily Worthless Label Expansion Amylin releases label expansion data that won't be useful for a few years. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Look for Companies That Strike First Head-to-head trials, whether they're run by companies or by third parties, can be scary. But the way to make big money is by selling drugs that offer superior benefits, so investors should welcome the onslaught of upcoming comparative trial data.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Brian Orelli	Amylin Answers, Investors Panic Amylin Pharmaceuticals' conference call about side effects of its diabetes treatment, Byetta, doesn't have the desired effect.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	Down 35%! This Just Shouldn't Happen Someone's to blame and it isn't ImmunoGen.
The Motley Fool December 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	3 Stock-Moving Binary Events to Watch in 2012 Binary events, FDA decisions, and clinical trial results, are the lifeblood -- and death wish -- of the biotech industry. Here are three to watch in 2012.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Dice for Novo Novo Nordisk reports a failed clinical trial for one of its top drugs. Shares were down more than 5% on the news.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2011 Brian Orelli	XOMA Breaks Bad News to Investors XOMA 052 continues to be a disaster in diabetes.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Ignore These Companies at Your Peril You may not want to invest in them, but don't ignore them.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Brian Orelli	This Rabid Agency Could Permanently Damage Your Portfolio The FDA has gotten a little out of control. The wonkiness of the FDA's actions makes it hard for investors to figure out what the agency will do.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Diabetes Drug Development Pops and Drops When companies present at a major meeting, there's bound to be both.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	Best of Both Worlds Fresh blood on Amylin's Board of Directors should be able to offer a new opinion as to how things should change without disrupting the company's progress.