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insulin degludec
insulin degludec
- Restricted Medications Non-Formulary
Brand names: Tresiba FlexTouch
No brands, forms, or strengths have been added for this generic.
Display Long-Acting Insulins Class:
68200816
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 (long-acting) |
| • Two RNs independently verify type & dose prior to administration. |
| Per policy, orders for these non-formulary agents will be changed to formulary equivalents. | |
|---|---|
| Non-Formulary Agent | Formulary Equivalent |
| insulin degludec (Tresiba) | insulin glargine (Lantus) at same dose and frequency as Tresiba plus TIDAC medium dose Admelog sliding scale (unless otherwise specified) |
| Per policy, these hazardous drugs have special waste requirements. | |
|---|---|
| Generic (Brand) | Waste Requirements |
| insulin degludec (Tresiba) | Contains M-Cresol ⇒ BLACK BUCKET |
Last updated: Oct. 1, 2025
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