Admelog and Niraparib Tosylate

• Generic Name: insulin lispro
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Admelog, Humalog, HumaLOG Pen, HumaLOG KwikPen, HumaLOG Cartridge, HumaLOG Junior KwikPen, Admelog SoloStar, Humalog

Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Admelog is a fast-acting insulin that starts to work about 15 minutes after injection, peaks in about 1 hour, and keeps working for 2 to 4 hours.

Admelog is used to improve blood sugar control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus.

Admelog is used to treat type 2 diabetes in adults, or type 1 diabetes in adults and children who are at least 3 years old.

Admelog may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: niraparib
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Zejula

Maintenance therapy of recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer in patients in complete or partial response following platinum-based chemotherapy (designated an orphan drug by FDA for this use).

In the principal efficacy study (NOVA), niraparib maintenance therapy substantially prolonged progression-free survival in patients with platinum-sensitive epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer compared with placebo regardless of the presence or absence of germline BRCA mutations or homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status.