Soluble insulins are the only ones that can be used intravenously. This is fast-acting Humulin S sold in the UK; the "S" in its name stands for "soluble".
Soluble insulins can be injected or used intravenously; the suspended insulins or mixes (cloudy insulins) cannot be used intravenously.[1] These short-acting and fast-acting insulin have nothing added to them to delay their onset, as is the case with suspended insulins.
Soluble insulins are mostly in the fast-acting or short-acting classes, and are used alone (not as part of a mix) as bolus insulin to cover meals or as Corrective insulin for blood glucose "corrections" when one's blood glucose level is too high.
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Fast-acting analog insulins: | |
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NovoRapid, Novolog (from Novo Nordisk) | |
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Short-acting Bovine insulins: | |
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Hypurin Bovine Neutral (from CP Pharma) | |
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Iletin R (from Eli Lilly) No longer produced |
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Short-acting Porcine insulins: | |
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Hypurin Porcine Neutral, Hypurin Pork Regular (from CP Pharma) | |
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Iletin II R (from Eli Lilly) No longer produced | |
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Short-acting Bovine/Porcine insulins: | |
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Iletin I R (from Eli Lilly) No longer produced |
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Special note Analogs:
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References[]
- ↑ Maddison, Jill E.,Page, Stephen W.,Church, David B. (2008). Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology. Saunders Ltd..
- ↑ Levemir-Page 8-Intravenous Administration Could Cause Acute Hypoglycemia. US-Food and Drug Administration.