Monotard Pork

Monotard Pork
Lente by Novo Nordisk
intermediate-acting	Porcine
U100	Zinc
Line	Novo
Also known as	N/A
Similar to	: Caninsulin U40, Vetsulin U40, Iletin II Lente
Action in cats	onset Xh, peak Xh duration: Xh
Action in dogs	onset <1h, peak 4-8h, duration 14-24h
Use and Handling
Type	cloudy
Shelf Life	24 months
When opened	28 days
In pen	N/A
Notes	protect from light and heat store at 2-8C Do not use if product does not re-suspend Roll See Caninsulin/Vetsulin for current handling notes on pork lente insulin.

Monotard Pork was a U100, 100% porcine insulin made by Novo Nordisk. It was an intermediate-acting, lente-type. Eli Lilly also made a comparable pork lente insulin, Iletin II Lente. As the other Lente insulins, it was a suspension of crystalline (ultralente) and amorphous (semilente) insulin in a ratio of 7 crystalline parts to 3 amorphous parts.

Monotard Pork was also identical to Caninsulin/Vetsulin with the only exception being its strength: Pork Monotard was U100 strength, while Caninsulin/Vetsulin is U40.

No Lente-type insulin regardless of species can contain any NPH/isophane insulin or any R/Neutral insulin. Both are chemically impossible: the phenol preservative present in NPH/isophane alters the action of Lente-type insulins, creating a mixture with an approximate action of R/Neutral. The zinc suspension of Lente-type insulin binds R/Neutral, causing the short-acting insulin to slow, losing its short-acting effect.