Apidra Solostar Specification

Name: Apidra Solostar Injection 100Units/Ml (1 Box = 5 Injection)
Brand: Tabbiyat.com
Price: 1148.69 PKR
Availability: InStock

Requires Prescription (YES/NO)

Yes

Generics

Insulin Glulisine

Used For

Diabetes Management

How it works

Insulin glulisine is a recombinant human insulin analogue that is equipotent to regular human insulin. Insulin glulisine has a more rapid onset of action and a shorter duration of action than regular human insulin. The primary activity of insulins and insulin analogues, including insulin glulisine, is regulation of glucose metabolism. Insulins lower blood glucose levels by stimulating peripheral glucose uptake, especially by skeletal muscle and fat, and by inhibiting hepatic glucose production. Insulin inhibits lipolysis in the adipocyte, inhibits proteolysis and enhances protein synthesis.

Apidra Solostar Usage And Safety

Dosage

Insulin Glulisine

Side Effects

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia): Signs and symptoms of low blood sugar may include dizziness or light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability or mood changes, hunger.Serious allergic reactions : Get medical help right away if you have: a rash over your whole body, shortness of breath, trouble breathing, fast pulse, sweating or feeling faintLow potassium in your blood (hypokalemia) : Your doctor should monitor you for low blood potassium levels.Heart failure: Your doctor should monitor you closely while you are taking TZDs with insulin glulisine. The most common side effects of insulin glulisine include: low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), weight gain, itching, rash, swelling, allergic reactions including injection site reactions, skin thickening or pits at the injection site (lipodystrophy).

Drug Interactions

All other medicines to treat diabetes, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) – disopyramide – fluoxetine – fibrates – monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors – pentoxifylline, propoxyphene, salicylates (such as aspirin, used to relieve pain and lower fever), – sulphonamide antibiotics. – corticosteroids – danazol – diazoxide – diuretics – glucagon – isoniazid – oestrogens and progestogens – phenothiazine derivatives – somatropin– sympathomimetic medicines (such as epinephrine [adrenaline], salbutamol, terbutaline used to treat asthma), – thyroid hormones (used to treat thyroid gland disorders), – protease inhibitors (used to treat HIV),– atypical antipsychotic medicines (such as olanzapine and clozapine).

Indication

It is a fast (rapid) acting insulin used for adults and children with diabetes mellitus to control high blood sugar.

When not to Use

Do not use insulin glargine if you have low blood sugar reaction or if you are allergic to insulin glulisine or any of the ingredients in the list.

Apidra Solostar Precautions

Precaution

Change (rotate) your injection sites within the area you chose with each dose to reduce your risk of getting lipodystrophy (pitted or thickened skin) and localized cutaneous amyloidosis (skin with lumps) at the injection sites. Do not use the same spot for each injection or inject where the skin is pitted, thickened, lumpy, tender, bruised, scaly, hard, scarred or damaged.

Apidra Solostar Warnings

Warning 1

Contact your doctor if you are currently injecting into a lumpy area before you start injecting in a different area. Your doctor may tell you to check your blood sugar more closely, and to adjust your insulin or your other antidiabetic medications dose.

Warning 2

Follow closely the instructions for dose, monitoring (blood tests), diet and physical activity (physical work and exercise) as discussed with your doctor.

Warning 3

If you have liver or kidney problems, speak to your doctor as you may need a lower dose.

Apidra Solostar Injection 100Units/Ml (1 Box = 5 Injection)