Post by StevieRay on Aug 29, 2013 11:29:07 GMT -5
Thanks for correcting the $3 million payment. If this article is accurate describing treatment with injectable insulin, I am positive overworked and now underpaid primary care doctors will love Afrezza. Not only for it's benefits, but also it's ease of use by their patients.
care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/suppl_1/s106.full
No worries, spiro. Not trying to be nitpicking. I just happened to see it in the PR the other day when going through their entire history.
From your posted article there's a discussion on insulin storage (see below). I understand Afrezza doesn't require refrigeration.
Do you or anyone else know more about the storage requirements for Afrezza? Temperature range, humidity, shelf life, etc....?
Storage
Vials of insulin not in use should be refrigerated. Extreme temperatures (<36 or >86°F, <2 or >30°C) and excess agitation should be avoided to prevent loss of potency, clumping, frosting, or precipitation. Specific storage guidelines provided by the manufacturer should be followed. Insulin in use may be kept at room temperature to limit local irritation at the injection site, which may occur when cold insulin is used.
The patient should always have available a spare bottle of each type of insulin used. Although an expiration date is stamped on each vial of insulin, a loss in potency may occur after the bottle has been in use for >1 month, especially if it was stored at room temperature.
The person administering insulin should inspect the bottle before each use for changes (i.e., clumping, frosting, precipitation, or change in clarity or color) that may signify a loss in potency. Visual examination should reveal rapid- and short-acting insulins as well as insulin glargine to be clear and all other insulin types to be uniformly cloudy. The person with diabetes should always try to relate any unexplained increase in blood glucose to possible reductions in insulin potency. If uncertain about the potency of a vial of insulin, the individual should replace the vial in question with another of the same type.
