Tresiba
Generic: Insulin Degludec
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Clinical Prescribing Information
Medical monograph and safety information for healthcare professionals & patients.Indications & Clinical Uses
Tresiba is a long-acting human insulin analog indicated to improve glycemic control in patients 1 year of age and older with diabetes mellitus. Tresiba is not recommended for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
Dosage & Administration
Insulin Degludec is ultra long-acting basal insulin for once-daily at any time of the day, preferably at the same time every day.
Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
: The recommended daily starting dose is 10 units followed by individual dosage adjustments.
Patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus
: Insulin Degludec is to be used once-daily with meal-time insulin and requires subsequent individual dosage adjustments.
In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, Insulin Degludec can be administered alone or in any combination with oral anti-diabetic medicinal products, GLP-1 receptor agonists and bolus insulin. In type 1 diabetes mellitus, Insulin Degludec must be combined with short-/rapid-acting insulin to cover mealtime insulin requirements. On occasions when administration at the same time of the day is not possible, Insulin Degludec allows for flexibility in the timing of insulin administration. A minimum of 8 hours between injections should always be ensured. Patients who forget a dose, are advised to take it upon discovery and then resume their usual once-daily dosing schedule.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients. Hypoglycaemia, Hyperglycaemia, Eye disorder.
Side Effects & Adverse Reactions
Nasopharyngitis, Severe hypoglycemic episode, Upper respiratory tract infection, Headache, Diarrhea, Sinusitis, Gastroenteritis, Injection site reactions, Peripheral edema
Warnings & Precautions
Tresibas must not be injected into a vein (intravenously) or a muscle (intramuscularly) and must not be used in infusion pumps.
There is no experience with Tresiba in children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
Pharmacology & Mechanism of Action
The primary activity of insulin, including Insulin Degludec, is regulation of glucose metabolism. Insulin and its analogues lower blood glucose by stimulating peripheral glucose uptake, especially by skeletal muscle and fat, and by inhibiting hepatic glucose production. Insulin also inhibits lipolysis and proteolysis, and enhances protein synthesis. Insulin Degludec forms multihexamers when injected into the subcutaneous tissue resulting in a subcutaneous insulin degludec depot. The protracted time action profile of Insulin Degludec is predominantly due to delayed absorption of insulin degludec from the subcutaneous tissue to the systemic circulation and to a lesser extent due to binding of insulin degludec to circulating albumin.