WHAT IS TRESIBA FLEXTOUCH 200
It is used to lower blood sugar in patients with high blood sugar (diabetes).
TRESIBA FLEXTOUCH U-200: Contains 600 units of insulin. Units can be increased by 2 units at a time. Maximum dosage each use is 160 units.
USES
Insulin degludec is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs, and sexual function problems. Proper control of diabetes may also lessen your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
HOW DO I USE THE TRESIBA FLEXTOUCH PEN?
- Ask your doctor or nurse to show you how to administer your Tresiba FlexTouch pen before you attempt to self-administer it.
- A new needle should be used every time you inject yourself.
- You can inject yourself into your abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.
- Use the dose counter to select the correct dose prescribed for you and then hold the pen at a 90° angle to your skin.
- Press the green injection button. Leave the needle in your skin until after you have counted slowly to six once the dose counter reads zero.
- Remove the pen, take off the needle and throw it in a sharps container, then recap the pen.
- Tresiba is an ultra-long-acting human insulin analog (insulin degludec) that is given by subcutaneous injection (under the skin) for the treatment of diabetes in adults and children over the age of one year.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Never Share a Tresiba FlexTouch Pen, Needle, or Syringe Between Patients Tresiba FlexTouch disposable prefilled pens should never be shared between patients, even if the needle is changed. Patients using Tresiba vials should never share needles or syringes with another person. Sharing poses a risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens.
STORAGE
It is best to refrigerate all unopened insulin products. Unopened insulin degludec may also be stored at room temperature, but it must be thrown away after 56 days. Opened insulin degludec prefilled pens and vials may be stored in the refrigerator or at room temperature. Throw away all insulin degludec in use after 56 days, even if there is insulin left. Also throw away all insulin products after the expiration date on the package. Do not freeze, and do not use insulin that has been frozen.
Protect insulin from light and heat. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep all medications away from children and pets.
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