Tresiba FlexTouch and Vitamin B12 Injection

• Generic Name: insulin degludec
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Tresiba, Tresiba FlexTouch

Tresiba (insulin degludec) is a long-acting insulin that starts to work several hours after injection and keeps working evenly for 24 hours. Insulin is a hormone that works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

Tresiba is used to improve blood sugar control in adults with diabetes mellitus.

Tresiba may be used for type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Tresiba is supplied in a multiple-dose vial or as a single-patient-use FlexTouch pen.

Tresiba FlexTouch is a disposable prefilled disposable pen available in two different strengths, U-100 (100 units/mL) containing 300 units of insulin and U-200 (200 units/mL) containing 600 units of insulin.

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

  Cobolin-M, Depo-Cobolin, Vitamin B12, B-12 Dots, Nascobal, Cobal 1000, Vitamin B-12

Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) is a man-made form of vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 is important for growth, cell reproduction, blood formation, and protein and tissue synthesis.

Vitamin B12 is used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency in people with pernicious anemia and other conditions.