ASPART INSULIN

Course overview

INSULIN ASPART IS A RAPID-ACTING, HUMAN INSULIN ANALOG THAT IS FDA APPROVED FOR THE TREATMENT OF TYPE-1 AND TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS TO IMPROVE GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN. INSULIN ASPART MAY ALSO BE USED TO TREAT DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (DKA), THOUGH THIS IS NOT AN FDA-APPROVED INDICATION. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, SAFE ADMINISTRATION, ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MONITORING, AND TOXICITY OF INSULIN ASPART.