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What is GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO)?
- GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) contains Insulin Glargine
What GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) is used for?
- GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) is a long-acting man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes mellitus
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Tell your doctor before using GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO), if you:
- have an allergy to insulin glargine or any of the ingredients in GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO)
- have liver or kidney problems
- have heart failure or other heart problems
- are having an episode of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding, get the advice from your doctor
- While using GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) do not drive or operate machinery, until you know how GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) affects you
Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken medicines such as,
- other antidiabetic medicines, especially ones called TZDs (thiazolidinediones)
- Use this medicine exactly as your doctor tells you to
- Check your insulin label each time you give your injection to make sure you are using the correct insulin
- Do not use a syringe to remove this medicine from your disposable prefilled pen
- Do not re-use needles
- Always use a new needle for each injection
- Re-use of needles increases your risk of having blocked needles, which may cause you to get the wrong dose of GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO)
- You may take GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) at any time during the day, but you must take it at the same time every day
- GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) is injected under your skin (subcutaneously)
- Do not use GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) in an insulin pump or inject GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) into your vein
- Change (rotate) injection your sites within area you chose with each dose
- Do not use the exact spot for each injection
- Do not mix GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) with any other type of insulin or liquid medicine
If you take more GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO)
- If you take more GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO), contact your nearest hospital casualty department, since it may lead to hypoglycaemia
If you forget to take GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO)
- Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose
If you stop taking GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO)
- Do not stop taking GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) injection without consulting your doctor
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them
- low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)
- dizziness or light-headedness, sweating, confusion, headache, blurred vision, slurred speech, shakiness, fast heartbeat, anxiety, irritability or mood change, hunger
- severe allergic reaction
- low potassium in your blood (hypokalemia)
- shortness of breath, swelling of your ankles or feet, sudden weight gain
- fast heartbeat, swelling of your face, tongue, or throat; sweating, extreme drowsiness, dizziness, confusion
- allergic reactions, including reactions at your injection site
- skin thickening or pitting at the injection site (lipodystrophy)
- Store unused GLARITUS 100IU PEN(DISPO) vials in the refrigerator between (2-8°C)
- Store in-use (opened) this vials in a refrigerator or at room temperature below 30°C
- Do not freeze
- Keep out of direct heat and light
- If a vial has been frozen or overheated, throw it away
- The vials you are using should be thrown away after 28 days, even if it still has insulin left in it
- Keep out of reach of children
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