Insulin,drug info
insulin, regular, human 100 UNT/ML Injectable Solution [Humulin R]
What it is used for
HUMULIN R is indicated to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus. HUMULIN ® R is a short-acting human insulin indicated to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 31, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Insulin human is produced by recombinant DNA technology utilizing a non-pathogenic laboratory strain of Escherichia coli and has the empirical formula C 257 H 383 N 65 O 77 S 6 with a molecular weight of 5.808 kDa. HUMULIN R (insulin human) injection is a short-acting human insulin for subcutaneous or intravenous use. HUMULIN R is a sterile, aqueous, clear, and colorless solution. HUMULIN R contains 100 units of insulin human in each milliliter. Each milliliter of HUMULIN R also contains glycerin (16 mg), metacresol (2.5 mg), endogenous zinc (approximately 0.015 mg/100 units,) and Water for Injection. Sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid may be added during manufacture to adjust the pH. The pH is 7.0 to 7.8.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective October 31, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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