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Drug Details

LENTARD MC

• Drug Class Description
  Insulins (intermediate-acting).
• Generic Name
  Insulin zinc suspension
• Presentation
  Highly purified beef with pork zinc suspension lente insulin 100 i.u./mL.
• Description
  10 mL vial.
• Indications
  

  Diabetes.

• Adult Dosage
  By subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. Dosage according to individual requirements. Duration approximately 24 hours.
• Child Dosage
  By subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. Dosage according to individual requirements. Duration approximately 24 hours.
• Special Precautions
  

  Patients transferred to human insulin should be advised that the early warning symptoms of hypoglycaemia may be less pronounced than with insulins from an animal source.

  Dosage adjustments may be required during infection, pregnancy, emotional distress, change in species of origin, type or purity of insulin. Renal or hepatic impairment.

• Interactions
  b-blockers, MAOIs,  b-blockers, MAOIs, corticosteroids, corticotropin (corticotrophin), diuretics, oral contraceptives, alcohol.
• Adverse Drug Reactions
  Lipodystrophy at injection site.