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novolin r penfill medication
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Dr. Alan Feldman answered
41 years experience Endocrinology
Similar: Humulin and novolin are made by two different companies, but they make similar products, so Humulin R would be similar to novolin r, Humulin N would b ... Read More
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Depends: Hi. Novolin is a trade name, meaning human insulin made by Novo Nordisk. It comes in Regular (R), which is clear like water, and NPH (N), which is a w ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Linda DiMeglio answered
28 years experience Pediatric Endocrinology
Different categories: Novolin is the brand name given to all human insulins made by novo nordisk. Under this brand are specific types of Insulin such as regular, nph, and 7 ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmed Seman answered
24 years experience Internal Medicine
No: Novolog is a short acting, however Novolin (insulin) N is Intermediate acting.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Richard Shewbridge answered
33 years experience Endocrinology
Not much!: Humulin n and novolin n are both forms of nph insulin. Nph Insulin is considered intermediate-acting (generally less than 24 hours in duration, usual ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Quang Nguyen answered
Specializes in Endocrinology
No difference: They work the same. The name is different because they are made by different companies.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
Novolog is faster: The '70' portion of both is same, but the '30' portion of NovoLog has faster onset of action <15 min vs about 30 min for novolin (insulin). Otherwise, ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alvin Lin answered
30 years experience Geriatrics
Hypoglycemia: Novolin n & Novolin R are two brands of insulin. Any time you take Insulin and don't eat, you risk hypoglycemia or low blood sugars. Depending upon ho ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
23 years experience Family Medicine
2 comps; unit = unit: They are virtually same insulins made by 2 different companies and they do pretty much exactly the same thing, unit for unit. Novolin n/r or combo of ... Read More
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