Insulin

What is Insulin?

Insulin is a hormone that is produced naturally in our bodies. Its main role is to allow cells throughout the body to uptake glucose (sugar) and convert it into a form that can be used by these cells for energy. Naturally occurring human insulin is made by beta cells within the pancreas, but people with diabetes have little or no natural insulin release.

Insulin is mostly used to treat type 1 diabetes but can be used in people with type 2 diabetes if insulin levels remain low despite the use of other types of medications. Insulin may also be given to pregnant women who develop a type of diabetes during pregnancy called gestational diabetes.

Insulin is available as synthetic human insulin (made in a laboratory but resembles naturally occurring human insulin), insulin analogs (human insulin that has been genetically modified), and biosimilars. Insulin analogs are better than standard human insulin at mimicking natural insulin release. It is easier to predict how fast and how quickly they will be absorbed (taken up by the cells in the body) and how long they will last. Biosimilars can be used in place of brand name insulins and usually cost less.

Insulins are typically classified as rapid-acting, regular or short-acting, intermediate-acting, long-acting, and ultra-long acting. Combination insulins, that mix together different types, for example, rapid-acting insulin with intermediate-acting insulin, are also available.

 

List drug with Insulin

Drug Name
Admelog
Generic name: Insulin Lispro
Afrezza
Generic name: Insulin Human
Apidra
Generic name: Insulin Glulisine
Myxredlin
Generic name: Insulin Regular
Basaglar
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Basaglar KwikPen
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Basaglar Tempo Pen
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Exubera
Generic name: Insulin Inhalation
Fiasp
Generic name: Insulin Aspart
Humalog
Generic name: Insulin Lispro
Humalog Mix
Generic name: Insulin Lispro And Insulin Lispro Protamine
Humalog Mix 50/50
Generic name: Insulin Lispro And Insulin Lispro Protamine
Humalog Mix 50/50 KwikPen
Generic name: Insulin Lispro And Insulin Lispro Protamine
Humalog Mix 75/25
Generic name: Insulin Lispro Protamine And Insulin Lispro
Humalog Mix 75/25 KwikPen
Generic name: Insulin Lispro And Insulin Lispro Protamine
HumuLIN 50/50
Generic name: Insulin Nph And Regular (IN-su-lin HUE-man EYE-soe-fane (NPH), IN-su-lin HUE-man REG-yoo-lar)
Humulin 70/30
Generic name: Insulin Isophane And Insulin Regular
HumuLIN 70/30 KwikPen
Generic name: Insulin Isophane And Insulin Regular
Humulin N
Generic name: Insulin Isophane
HumuLIN N KwikPen
Generic name: Insulin Isophane
Humulin R
Generic name: Insulin Regular
Humulin R (Concentrated) U-500
Generic name: Insulin Regular, Concentrated (U-500)
HumuLIN R KwikPen (Concentrated) U-500
Generic name: Insulin Regular, Concentrated (U-500)
Insulin Aspart
Generic name: Insulin Aspart
Insulin aspart and insulin aspart protamine
Generic name: Insulin Aspart And Insulin Aspart Protamine
Insulin aspart and insulin degludec
Generic name: Insulin Aspart And Insulin Degludec
Insulin aspart protamine and insulin aspart
Generic name: Insulin Aspart Protamine And Insulin Aspart
Insulin aspart, recombinant
Generic name: Insulin Aspart, Recombinant
Insulin degludec
Generic name: Insulin Degludec
Insulin Detemir
Generic name: Insulin Detemir
Insulin glargine
Generic name:
Insulin Glargine Prefilled Pen
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Insulin Glargine Solostar Pen
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Insulin glargine, recombinant
Generic name: Insulin Glargine, Recombinant
Insulin glargine-aglr, recombinant
Generic name: Insulin Glargine-aglr, Recombinant
Insulin glargine-yfgn, recombinant
Generic name: Insulin Glargine-yfgn, Recombinant
Insulin glulisine
Generic name: Insulin Glulisine
Insulin human inhaled
Generic name: Insulin Human Inhaled
Insulin human isophane (nph)
Generic name: Insulin Human Isophane (nph)
Insulin human regular
Generic name: Insulin Human Regular
Insulin inhalation
Generic name: Insulin (inhalation)
Insulin isophane
Generic name: Insulin Isophane
Insulin isophane and insulin regular
Generic name: Insulin Isophane And Insulin Regular
Insulin Lispro
Generic name: Insulin Lispro
Insulin lispro and insulin lispro protamine
Generic name: Insulin Lispro And Insulin Lispro Protamine
Insulin lispro protamine and insulin lispro
Generic name: Insulin Lispro Protamine And Insulin Lispro
Insulin lispro-aabc
Generic name: Insulin Lispro-aabc
Insulin nph and regular
Generic name: Insulin Nph And Regular (IN-su-lin HUE-man EYE-soe-fane (NPH), IN-su-lin HUE-man REG-yoo-lar)
Insulin Regular
Generic name: Insulin Regular
Insulin regular, concentrated U-500
Generic name: Insulin Regular, Concentrated (U-500)
Lantus
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Lantus SoloStar
Generic name: Insulin Glargine, Recombinant
Lantus Solostar Pen
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Levemir
Generic name: Insulin Detemir
Levemir Flexpen
Generic name: Insulin Detemir
Levemir FlexTouch
Generic name: Insulin Detemir
Lispro-PFC
Generic name: Insulin Lispro
Lyumjev
Generic name: Insulin Lispro
Lyumjev Kwikpen (Insulin lispro Intravenous, Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Lispro
Lyumjev Kwikpen (Insulin lispro-aabc Intravenous, Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Lispro-aabc
Novolin 70/30
Generic name: Insulin Isophane And Insulin Regular
Novolin N
Generic name: Insulin Isophane
Novolin R
Generic name: Insulin Regular
NovoLog
Generic name: Insulin Aspart
NovoLog FlexPen
Generic name: Insulin Aspart
NovoLog Mix 70/30
Generic name: Insulin Aspart And Insulin Aspart Protamine
NovoLog Mix 70/30 FlexPen
Generic name: Insulin Aspart And Insulin Aspart Protamine
NovoLog PenFill
Generic name: Insulin Aspart
ReliOn/Novolin 70/30
Generic name: Insulin Isophane And Insulin Regular
ReliOn/NovoLIN N
Generic name: Insulin Isophane
Rezvoglar KwikPen (Insulin glargine, recombinant Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine, Recombinant
Rezvoglar KwikPen (Insulin glargine-aglr, recombinant Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine-aglr, Recombinant
Ryzodeg 70/30
Generic name: Insulin Aspart And Insulin Degludec
Semglee
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Semglee (Insulin glargine, recombinant Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine, Recombinant
Semglee (Insulin glargine-yfgn, recombinant Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine-yfgn, Recombinant
Semglee (Prefilled Pen)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Semglee (Vial)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Semglee Pen (Insulin glargine, recombinant Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine, Recombinant
Semglee Pen (Insulin glargine-yfgn, recombinant Subcutaneous)
Generic name: Insulin Glargine-yfgn, Recombinant
Toujeo
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Toujeo Max SoloStar
Generic name: Insulin Glargine
Tresiba FlexTouch
Generic name: Insulin Degludec

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