HUMALOG MIX50/50 Rx

Indications for HUMALOG MIX50/50:

Diabetes.

Adult Dose for HUMALOG MIX50/50:

≥18yrs: SC injection only. Onset approx ≤15 minutes, peak approx 60 minutes, duration up to 16 hrs.

Children's Dose for HUMALOG MIX50/50:

<18yrs: not recommended.

See Also:

HUMALOG

HUMALOG MIX75/25

Contraindications:

During episodes of hypoglycemia.

Warnings/Precautions:

Instruct patients on diet, exercise, blood or urine testing, proper administration of insulin, change in species of origin, type or purity of insulin, and management of hypoglycemia. Dosage increase may be required during infection, illness, stress, trauma, and pregnancy. Dosage decrease may be needed with renal or hepatic dysfunction. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers.

Interactions:

Potentiated by oral antidiabetic agents, pramlintide, ACE inhibitors, disopyramide, fibrates, fluoxetine, MAOIs, propoxyphene, salicylates, somatostatin analog, sulfonamide antibiotics. Antagonized by corticosteroids, isoniazid, niacin, danazol, diuretics, thiazides, phenothiazines, sympathomimetics, somatropin, thyroid hormones, estrogens, progestogens, atypical antipsychotics. Variable effects with β-blockers, clonidine, lithium salts, alcohol, pentamidine. When mixing insulin lispro with other insulins, draw insulin lispro into syringe first and inject mixture immediately.

Adverse Reactions:

Hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, local or systemic allergy, lipodystrophy, edema.

How Supplied:

Humalog Mix75/25, Humalog vials (10mL)—1; Humalog Mix, Humalog KwikPen (disposable insulin delivery device) (3mL)—5; Humalog cartridges (3mL)—5; HumaPen MEMOIR (inj device, uses Humalog cartridges)—1; HumaPen LUXURA HD (inj device, uses Humalog cartridges)—1