Product Description
Products name: Isophane Protamine Human Insulin Injection
Dosage: 100IU/mL,
Package: 3ml cartridge (300IU).
What is insulin isophane?
Isophane protamine human insulin injection, also known as NPH insulin, is a prescription medication used to treat diabetes by increasing insulin levels in the body and lowering blood sugar.
It is used by injection under the skin once to twice a day. Onset of effects is typically in 90 minutes and they last for 24 hours. Versions are available that come premixed with a short-acting insulin, such as regular insulin.
Insulin isophane side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of insulin allergy: redness or swelling where an injection was given, itchy skin rash over the entire body, trouble breathing, chest tightness, feeling like you might pass out, or swelling in your tongue or throat.
Insulin isophane may cause serious side effects.
- Fluid retention–weight gain, swelling in your hands or feet, feeling short of breath; or
- Low potassium–leg cramps, constipation, irregular heartbeats, fluttering in your chest, increased thirst or urination, numbness or tingling, muscle weakness or limp feeling.
Common side effects of insulin isophane may include:
- Low blood sugar;
- weight gain, swelling in your hands or feet;
- itching, mild skin rash; or
- thickening or hollowing of the skin where you injected the medicine.