INSULATARD INJECTION 100 IU/ML [SIN08655P]

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INSULATARD INJECTION 100 IU/ML

[SIN08655P]

1. What Insulatard® is and what it is used for
Insulatard® is human insulin used to treat diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is a disease where your body does not produce enough insulin to control the level of your blood sugar. Insulatard® is a long-acting insulin. This means that it will start to lower your blood sugar about 1½ hours after you take it, and the effect will last for approximately 24 hours. Insulatard® is often given in combination with fast-acting insulin products.

3. How to use Insulatard®
Talk about your insulin needs with your doctor and nurse. Follow their advice carefully. If your doctor has switched you from one type or brand of insulin to another, your dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.
It is recommended that you measure your blood sugar regularly.

How to use this insulin
Insulatard® is administered by injection under the skin (subcutaneously). Never inject your insulin directly into a vein or muscle. Always vary the sites you inject within the same region, to reduce the risk of developing lumps or skin pitting (see 5 Possible side effects – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information). The best places to give yourself an injection are: your buttocks; the front of your thighs or upper arms.

How to inject Insulatard® on its own or to mix with fast-acting insulin

• Make sure you have the correct syringe with the corresponding unit scale for insulin injections.

• Draw air into the syringe, in the same amount as the dose of insulin you need.

• Follow the instructions given by your doctor or nurse.

• Just before injecting this insulin, roll the vial between your hands until the liquid is uniformly white and cloudy. Resuspending is easier if the insulin has reached room temperature.

• Inject the insulin under the skin. Use the injection technique advised by your doctor or nurse.

• Keep the needle under your skin for at least 6 seconds to make sure that the full dose has been delivered.

2. Before you use Insulatard®
Do not use Insulatard®

• In insulin infusion pumps.

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to human insulin or any of the other ingredients in Insulatard® (see 7 Further information – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information).

• If you suspect hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) is starting (see 4 What to do in an emergency – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information).

• If the protective cap is loose or missing. Each vial has a protective, tamper-proof plastic cap. If it is not in perfect condition when you get the vial, return the vial to your pharmacy.

• If it has not been stored correctly or been frozen (see 6 How to store Insulatard® – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information).

• If the resuspended insulin does not appear uniformly white and cloudy.