Oral Insulins.....

Insulin was first derived and used some 87 years ago by Banting and MacLeod who later on were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in the year 1923. Then after 56 years Genentech ( Now part of Roche) one of the Pioneering Biopharmaceutical company of that era developed world’s first Human recombinant insulin whose production rights it later on sold to Eli Lilly in 1982, thus human insulin, or Humulin, becomes first recombinant DNA drug approved by FDA. Year 1985 saw the launch of Insulin pens, then later long acting insulin derivatives and Insulin inhalers....Last week India based Firm Biocon (Leading Biosimilar/Enzyme company) said that It is going to launch its oral insulin pill IN-105 in Indian market by next year and by 2011 worldwide.....Many have tried venturing into oral insulin therapy domain.…..But at this point the question which comes to my mind is will these Oral insulin pills be as effective as regular insulin injections???....Shall these drugs be blockbuster drugs in the coming years??