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Insulin glargine

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🍽️ Alimentary Tract And MetabolismLong-acting insulin

🤰 Pregnancy:Use with caution🤱 Breastfeeding:Use with caution👶 Children:Use with caution👴 Older adults:Use with caution 🇮🇷 Registered in Iran⛔ 1 contraindications 🇺🇸 FDA approved (BLA) BLA021081ATC A10AE04

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Lantus (US)

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus · Regimen source: FDA Lantus · 2.3FDA Lantus · 2.2

⛔ Usual start 0.2 units/kg or up to 10 units once daily, subcutaneously at the same time each day; then individualise to glucose. FDA Lantus · 2.3FDA Lantus · 2.2

🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ During hypoglycaemia; hypersensitivity to insulin glargine. FDA Lantus · 4

Formulations

  • 100 units/mL (U-100) pen or vial — injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Lantus · 3

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Lantus · 8.1

    “Risk Summary Published studies with use of insulin glargine during pregnancy have not reported a clear association with insulin glargine and adverse developmental outcomes (see Data ) .”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Lantus · 8.2

    “Risk Summary There are either no or only limited data on the presence of insulin glargine in human milk, the effects on breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Lantus · 8.4

    “The safety and effectiveness of LANTUS to improve glycemic control in pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus have been established.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Lantus · 8.5

    “Nevertheless, caution should be exercised when LANTUS is administered to geriatric patients.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

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