| Pork Actrapid | |
| R,Neutral by Novo Nordisk | |
| short-acting | Porcine |
| U100 | none |
| Line | Novo |
| Also known as | Actrapid Pork, Actrapid MC, pork R, pork neutral |
| Similar to | |
| Action in cats |
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| Action in dogs |
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| Use and Handling | |
|---|---|
| Type | soluble |
| Shelf Life | 30 months |
| When opened | 6 weeks room temp. |
| In pen | N/A |
| Notes |
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A short-acting, soluble R/neutral pork insulin which was made by Novo Nordisk[2][3].
Like all R or neutral insulins, nothing is added (suspensions) to alter the insulin's action or speed[4].
It is comparable to Iletin II R[5][6], formerly made by Eli Lilly and Hypurin Porcine Neutral, by CP Pharma[7][8][9][10].
Novo Nordisk no longer offered this insulin after December 2007[11][12][13][14]; according to the Novo Nordisk Australasia Home Page [15], it was discontinued there by December, 2006. It's now necessary to use Hypurin Porcine Neutral from CP Pharma[16].
Further Reading[]
Pharmacology of a U40 Porcine Lente Insulin Preparation in Diabetic Cats-Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery-Rand & Martin-2001
Study finds Pork Actrapid--Pork R/Neutral suitable for intravenous use in cats.
References[]
- ↑ Response to Withdrawal of Novo Porcine Insulin Range-CP/Wockhardt UK
- ↑ Pork Actrapid Patient Information
- ↑ Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) UK-Patient Information Leaflet-Pork Actrapid
- ↑ FDA-Humulin R
- ↑ Iletin II R, etc. Regular Pork Insulins Remedyfind.com
- ↑ US-FDA Iletin II R Discontinuation Notice July 2005
- ↑ Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) UK-Hypurin Porcine Neutral
- ↑ Hypurin Porcine Neutral Patient Information
- ↑ Prescribing Novo Animal Insulins
- ↑ Prescribing Porcine Insulin
- ↑ Diabetes UK--Novo Pork Insulins Discontinuation Information
- ↑ Forum Insulin Sweiz-Novo Nordisk Discontinues Animal Insulins Worldwide
- ↑ NovoNordisk UK-Pork Insulin Discontinuation Notice
- ↑ Insulin Discontinuations-UK
- ↑ Novo Nordisk Australasia Home Page--Novo Pork Insulin Discontinuation
- ↑ Wockhardt/Hypurin Insulin Substitutes