Ohio company gets greenlight from FDA to test Cuban drug for diabetic ulcers

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The drug, which helps close hard-to-heal wounds in diabetic patients, was developed two decades ago and is authorized for use in 26 countries around the world.

CLEVELAND, Ohio— Cleveland-based biotechnology company Discovery Therapeutics Caribe will soon be studying a treatment for diabetic ulcers that was developed in Cuba.

are applied directly to the surface of wounds. However, Heberprot-P is an injection that delivers the active ingredient under the skin, past the chronic wound environment that can otherwise degrade the drug and reduce the effectiveness of the treatment.epidermal growth factor plays a crucial role in the body’s healing process.

Nearly half of patients who undergo lower extremity amputation resulting from diabetic foot ulcers do not survive beyond five years.

 

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