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Trade names | Humalog, Liprolog, Admelog, others |
Other names | URLi, LY900014, LY-275585, insulin lispro-aabc |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a697021 |
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Routes of administration | Subcutaneous |
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Onset of action | 30 minutes |
Duration of action | 5 hours |
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Formula | C257H389N65O77S6 |
Molar mass | 5813.68 g·mol−1 |
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Insulin lispro, sold under the brand name Humalog among others, is a modified type of medical insulin used to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes.[5] It is delivered subcutaneously either by injection or from an insulin pump.[5][6] Onset of effects typically occurs within 30 minutes and lasts about 5 hours.[5] Often a longer-acting insulin like insulin NPH is also needed.[5]
Common side effects include low blood sugar.[5] Other serious side effects may include low blood potassium.[5] Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is generally safe.[7] It works the same as human insulin by increasing the amount of glucose that tissues take in and decreasing the amount of glucose made by the liver.[5]
Insulin lispro was first approved for use in the United States in 1996.[5][8][9] It is a manufactured analogue of human insulin where two amino acids have swapped positions.[10] In 2022, it was the 70th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 9 million prescriptions.[11][12]
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