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Approved Formulary
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insulin glulisine
insulin glulisine
- Restricted Medications Non-Formulary
Brand names: Apidra
| Form | Strength |
|---|---|
| SOLUTION, SUBCUTANEOUS | 100 units/mL |
Display Rapid-Acting Insulins Class:
68200804
High Alert Drug
: Policy
Medication comments:
insulin glulisine is a rapid acting insulin that may not be stocked at IHS in the near future. At present, there is no approved therapeutic substitution. If not available from hospital stock, may use patient's supply from home or contact the provider regarding possible substitution to insulin lispro (HumaLOG).
| 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. | |
| Per policy, these hazardous drugs have special waste requirements. | |
|---|---|
| Generic (Brand) | Waste Requirements |
| insulin glulisine (Apidra) | Contains M-Cresol ⇒ BLACK BUCKET |
| 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. | |
|---|---|
| Medication: | insulin glulisine (Apidra) |
| 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
- Hazardous Waste BLACK BUCKET