Fiasp Injection and Lomitapide Mesylate

• Generic Name: insulin aspart
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Fiasp, NovoLog, NovoLog FlexPen, NovoLog PenFill, NovoLOG FlexTouch, Fiasp PenFill, Fiasp FlexTouch

Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Fiasp 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.

Fiasp is used to improve blood sugar control in adults and children with diabetes mellitus. Fiasp is sometimes used together with a long-acting or intermediate-acting insulin.

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

• Generic Name: lomitapide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Juxtapid

Adjunct to a low-fat diet and other lipid-lowering treatments, including LDL apheresis where available, to reduce LDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, apolipoprotein B (apo B), and non-HDL-cholesterol concentrations in the management of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (designated an orphan drug by US FDA for use in this condition).

Safety and efficacy not established in patients with hypercholesterolemia who do not have homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

Effects on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality not established.