There have been
Endocrane in Critical Care
Insulin Preparations
nursebob© 07/25/10
| Preparation | Onset (Hr) | Peak (Hr) | Duration (Hr) |
| Rapid-acting: | |||
| Regular Iletin I | 1/2 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Regular Insulin | 1/2 | 2 1/2 - 5 | 8 |
| Pork Regular Insulin | 1/2 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Velosulin BR Human | 1/2 | 1-3 | 8 |
| Regular Purified Pork Insulin | 1/2 | 21/2 - 5 | 8 |
| Humulin R | 1/2 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Novolin R, Novolin R Pen Fill | 1/2 | 1 1/2 - 5 | 8 |
| Iletin | 1/2 - 1 | 2-4 | 5-7 |
| Lispro: | |||
| Humalog | Less than 1/2 | 1/2 - 1 1/2 | Less than 6 |
| Semilente: | |||
| Iletin Semilente | 1-3 | 2-8 | 12-16 |
| Intermediate acting | |||
| NPH: | |||
| NPH Iletin I | 1-2 | 6-12 | 18-24 |
| NPH | 1 1/2 | 4-12 | 24 |
| Pork NPH Iletin II | 1-2 | 6-12 | 18-24 |
| Humulin N | 1-2 | 6-12 | 18-24 |
| Novolin N, Novolin N Pen Fill | 1 1/2 | 4-12 | 24 |
| Lente: | |||
| Lente Iletin I | 1-3 | 6-12 | 18-24 |
| Lente Iletin II | 1-3 | 6-12 | 18-24 |
| Lente L | 2 1/2 | 7-15 | 22 |
| Humulin L | 1-3 | 6-12 | 18-24 |
| Novolin L | 2 1/2 | 7-15 | 22 |
| NPH 70%, Regular Insulin 30%: | |||
| Humulin 70/30 | 1/2 | 4-8 | 24 |
| Novolin 70/30, Novolin 60/30 PenFill | 1/2 | 2-12 | 24 |
| NPH 50%, Regular Insulin 50%: | |||
| Humulin 50/50 | 1/2 | 4-8 | 24 |
| Long-Acting | |||
| Iletin Pzi | 4-8 | 14-24 | 36 or more |
| Iletin Ultralente | 4-8 | 18-24 | 28-36 |
| Ultralente | 4 | 10-30 | 36 |
| Humulin U Ultralente | 4-6 | 8-20 | 24-28 |
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