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Insulin - Pharm Lab
Pharm Lab - Insulin related facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Insulin | insulin excreted by the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas |
| How is insulin measured? | Units. a) there is U-100 (100 units in 1 mL) b) there is U-500 (500 units in 1 mL) |
| insulin from human source is designated? | recombinant DNA (rDNA origin) |
| humalog insulin (lispro) - facts | a) fast acting 5-15 minutes b) can be administered 5 minutes before a meal c) administered subQ only |
| rapid acting insulin | regular, lispro, aspart, glulisine |
| intermediate acting insulin | NPH |
| long acting | glargine (Lantis), detemir (Levemir) |
| which type of insulin is cloudy? | NPH and all combination insulins (e.g. Humulin 70/30) |
| How to get insulin ready before drawing it up? | roll it gently between palms |