Insulin glargine and lixisenatide
Generic name: insulin glargine and lixisenatide [ IN-soo-lin-GLAR-jeen-and-LIX-i-SEN-a-tide ]
Brand name: Soliqua 100/33
Dosage form: subcutaneous solution (100 units-33 mcg/mL)
Drug class:Antidiabetic combinations
What is insulin glargine and lixisenatide?
Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Insulin glargine is a long-acting insulin that starts to work several hours after injection and keeps working evenly for 24 hours. Lixisenatide is a diabetes medicine that helps your pancreas produce insulin more efficiently.
Insulin glargine and lixisenatide is a combination medicine that is used together with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes. insulin glargine and lixisenatide is not for treating type 1 diabetes.
Insulin glargine and lixisenatide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
Stop using this medicine and call your doctor at once if you have nausea and vomiting with severe pain in your upper stomach spreading to your back.
Never share an injection pen or syringe with another person, even if the needle has been changed.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to insulin or lixisenatide, or if:
you are having an episode of low blood sugar;
you also use a short-acting mealtime insulin; or
you also use lixisenatide (Adlyxin) or a medicine like lixisenatide (albiglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide, liraglutide, Byetta, Bydureon, Saxenda, Tanzeum, Trulicity, Victoza).
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
