Apidra Optiset Injection 100iu 5x3 Ml

What it is used for: Diabetes Management.

Indications as listed by the manufacturer: It is a fast (rapid) acting insulin used for adults and children with diabetes mellitus to control high blood sugar.

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.

Active ingredient: Insulin Glulisine.

Reported 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).

Known 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).

Usual dose : Your doctor has told you which insulin to use, how much, and when and how often to inject it. Because each patient's case of diabetes is different, this schedule has been individualized for you.

Active ingredient: Insulin Glulisine. Labelled strength: 100Units/ml.

Store in a refrigerator (2°C–8°C). Do not Freeze .

Manufactured by Apidra Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd.. Country of origin: Germany.