Methylparaben.

Phenol.
Though most of the food we eat has some kind or preservatives in it to keep it fresher longer, no one expects that a loaf of bread, will keep indefinitely in the refrigerator without becoming moldy.
The same is true for insulin; it also has preservatives in it to allow us to keep it for a given time period. [4] Just as the bread's preservatives won't keep the bread fresh forever, neither will the insulin's preservatives. This is one of the reasons manufacturers provide information regarding how long opened insulins should be kept.

Meta-cresol.
Meta-cresol preservative
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Meta-cresol Preservative | |
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Generic Names: | |
Brand Names: |
Humulin R, Humulin S |
Brand Names: | Hypurin Bovine Neutral, Iletin R, Insuvet Neutral |
Brand Names: | Hypurin Porcine Neutral, Iletin II R |
Brand Names: | Iletin I R |
Generic Names: | |
Brand Names: | Apidra,Humalog Novolog, NovoRapid |
Brand Names: | Lantus |
Meta-cresol and phenol preservatives: non-mixed
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Meta-cresol & Phenol Preservatives: Non-mixed | |
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Generic Names: | |
Brand Names: |
Humulin I, Humulin N |
Brand Names: | Hypurin Bovine Isophane, Iletin NPH |
Brand Names: | Hypurin Porcine Isophane, Iletin II NPH |
Brand Names: | Iletin I NPH |
Generic Names: | Detemir |
Brand Names: | Levemir |
Meta-cresol and phenol preservatives: mixed
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NPH/isophane,Levemir, all NPH/isophane Mixed insulins--regardless of origin--have both m-cresol and phenol as preservatives.
Phenol preservative
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Phenol Preservative | |
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All slow-acting: | |
Generic Names: | |
Brand Names: | |
Brand Names: | BCP PZI, Hypurin Bovine Protamine Zinc Hypurin Vet Protamine Zinc Insuvet Protamine Zinc |
Brand Names: | ProZinc |
PZIs contain only phenol as a preservative.
Methylparaben preservative
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Methylparaben Preservative | |
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Generic Names: | |
Brand Names: | |
Brand Names: | Iletin I Semilente |
Generic Names: | |
Brand Names: | Humulin L, Novolin L, Monotard, Humulina L, Humuline Long, Umuline Zinc Compose |
Brand Names: | Insuvet Lente, Iletin Lente Hypurin Bovine Lente |
Brand Names: | Caninsulin, Vetsulin Iletin II Lente, Monotard Pork |
Brand Names: | Iletin I Lente |
Generic Names: | ultralente Insulin Zinc Suspension (crystalline) [12] |
Brand Names: | Humulin U, Humulin Zn Novolin U, Ultratard,Umuline Zinc Humulina Ultralenta, Humuline Ultralong |
Brand Names: | Iletin I Ultralente |
Lente, semilente and ultralente use methylparaben as a preservative. Another name for it is methyl hydroxybenzoate. [13]
References
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- ↑ Diabetes Forecast-page 5. American Diabetes Association (2006).
- ↑ Cook, Audrey (1 April 2010). Identifying the reasons behind difficult-to-control diabetes in dogs. DVM 360.
- ↑ Insulins-How To Store Insulin. DiabetesNet.
- ↑ Resource Guide. American Diabetes Association (2005).
- ↑ Lilly Discontinues Diluent for all Lente & Ultralente Insulins. Diabetes In Control.
- ↑ Insulin. InChem.
- ↑ Insulin. InChem.
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- ↑ Insulin. InChem.