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- Generic Name: insulin glargine
- Trade Name: Lantus, Lantus SoloStar
- Indications: long-acting insulin
- Dose Range and Routes: injection, dose will vary on case
- Side Effects: itching, swelling, or redness at injection sight could be signs of an allergic reaction
- Special considerations: should not be given in insulin pump
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- Generic Name: insulin detemir
- Trade Name: Levemir
- Indications: long-acting insulin
- Dose Range and Routes: injection
- Side Effects: weight gain, swelling in hands or feet
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- Generic Name: insulin aspart
- Trade Name: NovoLOG, NovoLOG Flexpen
- Indications: fast acting insulin that usually takes about 15 minutes to take effect
- Dose Range and Routes: injection pen
- Side Effects: weight gain, low potassium
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- Generic Name: insulin lispro
- Trade Name: Humalog
- Indications: fast-acting insulin
- Dose Range and Routes: injection pen
- Side Effects: itching, weight gain
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- Generic Name: glipizide
- Trade Name: Glucotrol
- Indications: hypoglycemic agent (lowers the blood glucose level)
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablets (adult dose initial of 5mg daily, 15-40 mg daily)
- Side Effects: signs of allergy are rash and itching. signs of liver toxicity are anorexia, vomiting, jaundice
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- Generic Name: glyburide
- Trade Name: Glynase
- Indications: hypoglycemic agent
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablets (initial of 2.5-5 mg daily, adult dose of 1.25-20 mg daily)
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| Indications: hormone produced by the pancreas. insulin is needed for glucose to enter skeletal and heart muscles and fat. |
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- Generic Name: rosiglitazone
- Trade Name: Avandia
- Indications: Thiazolidinedione (TZD) oral anti diabetic agent (makes muscle and fat cells more sensitive to insulin)
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablets (adult dose initial 2mg twice daily, or 4mg once daily, max of 8mg daily)
- Side Effects: abdominal cramps, diarrhea, flatulence
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- Generic Name: pioglitzone
- Trade Name: Actos
- Indications: TZD oral anti diabetic agent
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablets (initial 15-30 mg once daily, max 45 mg daily)
- Side Effects: diarrhea, flatulence and nausea
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- Generic Name: levothyroxine
- Trade Name: Synthroid
- Indications: replaces a hormone normally produced by the thyroid gland to regulate the body's energy and metabolism
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablets (initial 12.5-50 mg daily, maintenance of 100-200 mg daily
- Side Effects: chest pain, irregular heartbeats, shortness of breath, leg cramps, tremors, feeling hot, changes in menstrual periods
- Special considerations: take on an empty stomach, 30-60 minutes before breakfast
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- Generic Name: insulin degludec
- Trade Name: Tresiba
- Indications: long-acting insulin
- Dose Range and Routes: injection (usual adult dose for Type 2 diabetes initial 10 units once/day)
- Side Effects: weight gain, itching/rash, swelling
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- Generic Name: tolbutamide
- Trade Name: Orinase
- Indications: hypoglycemic agent
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablets (initial 1g twice daily, adult dose range 0.25-3g daily
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- Generic Name: trazodone
- Trade Name: Desyrel
- Indications: used to treat depression, depression associated with schizophrenia, depression, tremors, and anxiety associated with alcohol dependence, insomnia in persons with substance abuse
- Dose Range and Routes: Tablet (starting dose 150 mg in 3 divided doses, may be increased by 50mg daily every 3-4 days, max 400mg daily, 600mg in hospital patients.
- Side Effects: confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension
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- Generic Name: insulin zinc
- Trade Name: Lente Iletin
- Indications: used to treat diabetes type 1 and 2, and gestational
- Dose Range and Routes: injection
- Special considerations NO LONGER USED ON HUMMANS
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- Generic Name: insulin glargine
- Trade Name: Basaglar
- Indications: long-acting insulin
- Dose Range and Routes: injection
- Side Effects: swelling, weight gain
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- Generic Name: semaglutide injection
- Trade Name: Ozempic
- Indications: used to treat type 2 diabetes in adults
- Dose Range and Routes: injection (start with 0.25mg once weekly for 4 weeks, then 0.5mg once weekly, then increased by 1 mg once weekly if needed, MAX 2mg once weekly)
- Side Effects: upset stomach, heartburn, diarrhea, runny nose, stomach flu symptoms, sore throat
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