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Feb 2024
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Insulin Aspart (Novolog) Pharmacology Po...

ERIC CHRISTIANSON, PHARMD; PHARMACOLOGY EXPERT AND CLINICAL PHARMACIST
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On this podcast episode, I discuss insulin aspart pharmacology, adverse effects, drug interactions, and much more.

Insulin apart is a rapid acting insulin product meant to bring down blood sugars quickly (most often after meals).

It is important to remember a couple of medications that may counteract the effects of insulin and apart and raise blood sugar. I talk about corticosteroids and thiazide diuretics in the drug interaction section.

Fiasp is a slightly modified insulin aspart molecule that allows for quicker absorption. This quicker absorption will allow for blood sugars to come down sooner than the Novolog formulation.

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