HIGH ALERT: Please review policy carefully.
insulin regular
Form | Strength | ANAN | ASMP | LACH | LALK | LOHH | LOLR | LOWC | SDSD | SESE | SFSF | Formulary Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SOLUTION, INJECTABLE | human recombinant 100 units/mL | |||||||||||
SOLUTION, INTRAVENOUS | human recombinant 1 unit/mL-NaCl 0.9% | |||||||||||
SOLUTION, SUBCUTANEOUS | human recombinant 500 units/mL |
Humulin R is the formulary agent of choice; Automatically convert Novolin R to Humulin R unit:unit
Medications Requiring Special Monitoring
Medications Approved for Automatic Therapeutic Interchange Dosage Conversion Guidelines
(Note: “Therapeutic Interchange” should be placed in the order comments)
Insulins
Medication Ordered
Brand Name
Formulary Medication
Insulin Regular
Novolin R
Humulin R
Insulin NPH
Novolin N
Humulin N
Insulin 70/30 (NPH/Regular)
Novolin 70/30
Humulin 70/30
Insulin lispro
Novolog
Humalog
Insulin 70/30 Mix (aspart protamine/aspart)
Novolog Mix 70/30
Humalog Mix 75/25
Note1: All other insulins should be filled as ordered
Note2: Do not interchange if patient allergic