Humulin R SubQ

In Depth

Generic Name: INSULIN REGULAR HUMAN - INJECTION
Pronounced: (IN-sue-lin)

Humulin R SubQ Interactions

Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

other insulin products (e.g., insulin aspart, NPH)
oral diabetes medicine (e.g., glyburide, pioglitazone)
ACE inhibitors (e.g., enalapril, lisinopril)
clonidine
corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone)
danazol
disopyramide
estrogens and progestins (including birth control pills)
fibrates (e.g., clofibrate, gemfibrozil)
fluoxetine
guanethidine
isoniazid
lithium
MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, selegiline, tranylcypromine)
niacin
pentamidine
pentoxifylline
propoxyphene
protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir, ritonavir)
anti-psychotic drugs (e.g., phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine, atypical anti-psychotics such as clozapine and olanzapine)
quinolone antibiotics (e.g., ciprofloxacin)
reserpine
salicylates (e.g., aspirin)
somatropin
sulfa antibiotics (e.g., sulfamethoxazole)
sympathomimetic drugs (e.g., albuterol, epinephrine)
thyroid medicine
"water pills" (diuretics such as furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide)

Beta-blocker medications (e.g., metoprolol, propranolol, glaucoma eye drops such as timolol) may prevent the fast/pounding heartbeat you would usually feel when your blood sugar level falls too low (hypoglycemia). Other symptoms of low blood sugar such as dizziness, hunger, or sweating are unaffected by these drugs.

Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that could affect your blood sugar. Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of those products.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.