“Basal” indicates a long-acting insulin given once or twice daily that will act continuously in the background, whereas “bolus” indicates a rapid-acting insulin that is given at mealtimes and possibly snacks to cover the glucose rise from CHO ingestion. ...
Long-Acting Levemir Now Available. (cover story)The article features the insulin injection Levemir from Novo Nordisk. It is intended for once- or twice- per day injection to treat adults and children with type 1 diabetes and adults with type 2 diabetes. It is said that Levemir provides up ...
Cost comparisons are difficult to perform with insulin products because of the differing dosage regimens among patients. There is limited pharmacoeconomic data on insulin detemir and no economic comparisons with NPH insulin or insulin glargine. Insulin detemir is available in a 10-mL vial for a reta...
Long-acting injectables are considered one of the most promising therapeutic strategies for the treatment of chronic diseases as they can afford improved therapeutic efficacy, safety, and patient compliance. The use of polymer materials in such a drug formulation strategy can offer unparalleled diversity...
The lentiviral pellet was suspended in cold, sterile PBS, aliquoted into cryogenic vials and stored at −70 °C. Lentiviral transduction CRISPRKo For the generation and transduction of Cas9-expressing cell lines, HeLa, HCT116 and MRC5-SV Cas9 were incubated for 24 h with culture medium ...
Octreotide LAR is administered intramuscularly every 28 days for the long-term maintenance of patients with acromegaly who are adequately controlled on subcutaneous octreotide, and in those who are not eligible for surgery or have not responded adequately to surgery and/or radiotherapy. Vials containing...
Aim To evaluate the stability of two long-acting insulin formulations, Humulin 70/30 and Levemir, after 28 days. Method A high-performance liquid chromatography assay was used to quantify insulin area under the curve (AUC) profiles as an indicator of insulin quality. Human recombinant insulin (...
Comparison of Vials and Prefilled Pens of a Rapid-Acting Insulin Analog on Pharmacy Budgets in a Long-Term Care Settingdoi:10.4140/tcp.n.2014.813Eby, Elizabeth L.Smolen, Lee J.Pitts, Amber C.Krueger, Linda A.Andrews, Jeffrey ScottThe Consultant Pharmacist...
Estimate budgetary impact for skilled nursing facility converting from individual patient supply (IPS) delivery of rapid-acting insulin analog (RAIA) 10-mL vials or 3-mL prefilled pens to 3-mL vials.A budget-impact model used insulin volume purchased and assumptions of length of stay (LOS), ...
Infusión subcutánea continua de insulinaInsulin pumpType 1 diabetes mellitusObjective:Less than one third of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) achieve the cut-off value proposed as good metabolic control by most guidelines, HbA Methods:A retrospective, observational study on 178 ...