Hypurin Porcine Isophane

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Hypurin Porcine Isophane
NPH/Isophane by CP Pharma
intermediate-acting	Porcine
U100	isophane
Line	Hypurin
Also known as	Hypurin Pork Isophane, Hypurin Pork NPH, pork NPH, pork isophane
Similar to	Pork Insulatard[1], Iletin II NPH
Action in cats	onset Xh, peak Xh duration Xh
Action in dogs	onset within 2h, peak 6-12h, duration 18-24h
Use and Handling
Type	cloudy
Shelf Life	36 months
When opened	28 days room temp.
In pen	28 days room temp.
Notes	protect from light and heat Do Not Freeze Do not use if product does not re-suspend Do not use intravenously May be used intramuscularly, which means onset, peak and duration times are shorter. Do not refrigerate in use cartridges Roll

One of CP Pharma's brand names for their pork NPH/isophane insulin^[2][3]--the others are Hypurin Pork Isophane and Hypurin Pork NPH (Canadian brand names)--, which is comparable to Iletin II NPH^[4][5], formerly produced by Eli Lilly and Pork Insulatard^[6][7][8] by Novo Nordisk^[9][10]. An intermediate-acting insulin.

Health Canada has approved this insulin and Hypurin Porcine Neutral also known as Hypurin Pork Regular; it is currently available in Canada without Importation^[11]. The CP Pharma page has more details about availability.

[edit] References

1. ↑ Response to Withdrawal of Novo Porcine Insulins-CP/Wockhardt UK
2. ↑ Hypurin Porcine Isophane Patient Information
3. ↑ Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) UK-Hypurin Porcine Isophane
4. ↑ Iletin II NPH, etc. Remedyfind.com
5. ↑ US-FDA Iletin II N Discontinuation Notice July 2005
6. ↑ Pork Insulatard patient Information
7. ↑ Electronic Medicines Compendium (EMC) UK-Pork Insulatard
8. ↑ Pork Insulatard Discontinuation Notice
9. ↑ Prescribing Porcine Insulin
10. ↑ Prescribing Novo Animal Insulin
11. ↑ IDDT International Hypurin Pork Canadian Information