insulin glargine
Drug Name | Form | Strength | ARHS | Blue Ridge | Caldwell | Chatham | Johnston | Lenoir | Medical Center | Nash | Pardee | Rex | Rockingham | Southeastern | Wayne | Youth Behavioral Health |
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Insulin Glargine (Lantus Solostar Pen) | SOLUTION, SUBCUTANEOUS | 100 units/mL (3 mL) | ||||||||||||||
Insulin Glargine (Lantus) | SOLUTION, SUBCUTANEOUS | 100 units/mL (10 mL) |
UNC Health
UNC Health IV Compendium Guideline
Therapeutic Interchange
Non-Formulary Order
Formulary Equivalent Order
Example
Insulin detemir (Levemir)
Insulin glargine (Lantus)1
20 units Levemir = 20 units Lantus
1 unit
1 unit
Insulin glargine (Toujeo)
Insulin glargine (Lantus)1
1 unit
0.8 unit
Insulin degludec (Tresiba)
Insulin glargine (Lantus)1,2
50 units Tresiba = 50 units Lantus
1 unit
1 unit
1Can consider 20-30% decrease in home dose if at risk for hypoglycemia. Additional guidance based on patient-specific clinical factors is available at: Insulin Dosing Tip Sheet - Care Redesign
2If Tresiba dose >80 units/day, divide total daily Lantus (insulin glargine) dose into twice daily administrations
Med Center
Medical Center Therapeutic Interchange
Pardee
Pardee Therapeutic Interchange
Subcutaneous Insulin Care Reference
Insulin Pen Procedure
Rex
Rex Therapeutic Interchange
Rockingham
Therapeutic Interchange Policy
Wayne
Wayne Therapeutic Interchange