Insulin and Rifadin IV Intravenous

• Generic Name: insulin regular
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Humulin R, Myxredlin, Novolin R, HumuLIN R KwikPen

Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. Regular insulin is short-acting and starts to work within 30 minutes after injection, peaks in 2 to 3 hours, and keeps working for up to 8 hours.

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

Insulin regular may be used for type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

• Generic Name: rifampin
• Dosage Forms: powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Rifadin IV, Rifadin, Rimactane

Rifampin injection is used together with other medicines to treat tuberculosis (TB) infections in many different parts of the body. It belongs to the class of medicines called antibiotics and works to kill or prevent the growth of TB. However, rifampin will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.

This medicine is to be administered only by or under the immediate supervision of your doctor.