Can it be taken at night?

Q: Can it be taken at night?

You should inject your Soliqua dose within one hour before your first meal of the day, which for most people will be in the morning before breakfast. If you need to use Soliqua at night, speak with your doctor, who may be able to help you adjust your medication schedule.

Official answer

by Drugs.com

Key Points

You should inject your Soliqua (insulin glargine and lixisenatide) dose within one hour before your first meal of the day, which for most people will be in the morning before breakfast. If you need to use Soliqua at night, speak with your doctor, who may be able to help you adjust your medication schedule.

Soliqua (insulin glargine and lixisenatide) should be used once a day, at the same time every day. Your doctor will tell you how much Soliqua you need to use each day and can advise you on the best time to use it.

Soliqua contains two medicines: a long-acting insulin glargine and lixisenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist. These medications are used with diet and exercise to help control blood sugar (glucose) in adults with type 2 diabetes.

How is Soliqua given?

Soliqua is given as a subcutaneous injection under the skin. It comes as an autoinjector pen you can use at home. Your doctor, nurse or pharmacist can teach you how to use your pen.

Your Soliqua 100/33 pen has a once-daily dose range of 15 to 60 units.

Each unit dialed contains 1 unit of insulin glargine and 0.33 micrograms (mcg) of lixisenatide.

The maximum dose of Soliqua 100/33 is 60 units daily (60 units insulin glargine/20 mcg lixisenatide). The minimum dose delivered is 15 units daily.

When you get your medicine, each carton will hold 5 pens. Each pen should last from 5 to 20 days, depending upon your prescribed dose.

Be sure to follow your doctor’s instruction and take Soliqua exactly as prescribed. Your doctor will prescribe the dose that is right for you.

What if I miss my Soliqua dose?

If you miss your dose, take your next scheduled dose at your regular time. Do not double up on your dose or take an extra dose to make up for the dose you missed.

Bottom Line

You should inject your Soliqua (insulin glargine and lixisenatide) dose within one hour before your first meal of the day, which for most people will be in the morning before breakfast.

If you need to use Soliqua at night, speak with your doctor, who may be able to help you adjust your medication schedule.

If you miss your dose, take your next scheduled dose at your regular time. Do not double up on your dose or take an extra dose to make up for the dose you missed.

This is not all the information you need to know about Soliqua 100/33 for safe and effective use. Review the full Soliqua 100/33 information here, and discuss this information with your doctor or other health care provider.

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided by Drugslib.com is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. Drugslib.com information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States and therefore Drugslib.com does not warrant that uses outside of the United States are appropriate, unless specifically indicated otherwise. Drugslib.com's drug information does not endorse drugs, diagnose patients or recommend therapy. Drugslib.com's drug information is an informational resource designed to assist licensed healthcare practitioners in caring for their patients and/or to serve consumers viewing this service as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the expertise, skill, knowledge and judgment of healthcare practitioners.

The absence of a warning for a given drug or drug combination in no way should be construed to indicate that the drug or drug combination is safe, effective or appropriate for any given patient. Drugslib.com does not assume any responsibility for any aspect of healthcare administered with the aid of information Drugslib.com provides. The information contained herein is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. If you have questions about the drugs you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.