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insulin aspart
  • Restricted Medications Non-Formulary
Brand names: NovoLOG Flexpen
Form Strength
SOLUTION, SUBCUTANEOUS 100 units/mL
Display Rapid-Acting Insulins Class: 68200804
High Alert Drug : Policy
Medication comments:

Refrigerated Products Stored At Room Temperature (RT) 
Medication Allowable time at room temp
insulins 28 days
Adapted from Extended Stability for Parenteral Drugs, 7th Edition; 2023 & Lexi-Drugs. UpToDate LexiDrug. UpToDate Inc. https://online.lexi.com. Accessed September 2025.
High Alert Drug: Insulin
 • Two RNs independently verify type & dose prior to administration.
High Alert Drug: Insulin (IV)
 • Two RNs independently verify type & dose prior to administration.
 • Administered via IV pump; Not to be given by IV push for any indication.
Per policy, orders for these non-formulary agents will be changed to formulary equivalents.  
Non-Formulary Agent Formulary Equivalent
insulin aspart (NovoLOG) insulin lispro (Admelog)
Per policy, these hazardous drugs have special waste requirements. 
Generic (Brand) Waste Requirements
insulin aspart (NovoLOG) Contains M-Cresol ⇒  BLACK BUCKET 
2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults.
Medication: insulin aspart (NovoLOG)
Criteria 1: Potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. (Table 2)
Drug(s) insulin, sliding scale (insulin regimens containing only short- or rapid-acting insulin dosed according to current blood glucose levels without concurrent use of basal or long-acting insulin)
Rationale Higher risk of hypoglycemia without improvement in hyperglycemia management regardless of care setting. Avoid insulin regimens that include only short- or rapid-acting insulin dosed according to current blood glucose levels without concurrent use of basal or long-acting insulin. This recommendation does not apply to regimens that contain basal insulin or long-acting insulin.
Recommendation Avoid
 Quality of evidence: Moderate, Strength of Recommendation: Strong
Last updated: Oct. 1, 2025
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