1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
2Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
3Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
We thank Lilly Korea, Novo-Nordisk Korea, Sanofi- Aventis Korea, Daewoong, and GC Pharma for providing information on past insulin use in Korea. These companies had no role in the decision to publish and preparation of the manuscript, and all authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Adapted from [27], with permission from The Diabetic Association of Korea.
Brand name | Company | Units | Origin | Purity | |
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Rapid insulin (onset: 0.5–1 hr; peak: 2–5 hr; duration: 6–8 hr) | |||||
Insulin | Dongshin | u-40, u-80 | Bovine+porcine | Conventional | |
Actrapid Beef | Green Cross | u-40, u-80, u-100 | Bovine | High | |
Actrapid Pork | Green Cross | u-40, u-80, u-100 | Porcine | High | |
Velosulin | Novo-Nordisk | u-40, u-80 | Porcine | High | |
Velosulin HM | Novo-Nordisk | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Novolin R | Novo | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Novolin R penfill | Novo | u-100 | Human | High | |
Novolet R | Novo | u-100 | Human | High | |
Humulin-r | Lilly | u-100 | Human | High | |
Intermediate insulin (onset: 1–4 hr; peak: 6–14 hr; duration:16–34 hr) | |||||
NPH | Dongshin | u-40, u-80, u-100 | Bovine+porcine | Conventional | |
Protophane Beef | Green Cross | u-40, u-80, u-100 | Bovine | High | |
Protophane Pork | Green Cross | u-40, u-80, u-100 | Porcine | High | |
Insulatard | Novo-Nordisk | u-40, u-80 | Porcine | High | |
Insularaed HM | Novo-Nordisk | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Novolin N | Novo | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Novolin N penfill | Novo | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Novolet N | Novo | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Humulin-N | Lilly | u-40, u-100 | Human | High | |
Mixed type | |||||
Insulin Mixtard HM | Novo-Nordisk | u-100 | 30% Velosulin+70% insulartard | ||
Novolet 30/70 | Novo | u-100 | Human |
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