Humulin R U-500 Conversion Chart - Diabetes In Control
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1Conversion Information for Humulin R U-500 Insulin Dose
When Using a U-100 Insulin Syringe or a Tuberculin Syringe
Table 1: Conversion
U-100 insulin syringe(unit
Tuberculin syringe(volume in mL)
Information for Humulin R
markings)
U-500 Insulin Dose When
Using a U-100 Insulin
Syringe or a Tuberculin
Syringe Humulin R U-500
dose (units)
25
5
0.05
50
10
0.1
75
15
0.15
100
20
0.2
125
25
0.25
150
30
0.3
175
35
0.35
200
40
0.4
225
45
0.45
250
50
0.5
275
55
0.55
300
60
0.6
325
65
0.65
350
70
0.7
375
75
0.75
400
80
0.8
425
85
0.85
450
90
0.9
475
95
0.95
500
100
1.0
Dose (actual Humulin R U-
Divide dose (actual Humulin RU-
Divide dose (actual Humulin RU-500
500 units)
500 units) by 5
units) by 500
For doses other than those listed above refer to the following formulas:
U-100 insulin syringe
Divide prescribed Dose (actual units) by 5 = Unit markings in a U-100 insulin syringe.
Tuberculin syringe
Divide prescribed Dose (actual units) by 500 = Volume (mL) in a tuberculin syringe
Storage
Not in-use (unopened): Humulin R U-500 vials not in-use should be stored in a refrigerator, (2° to 8°C [36° to 46°F]), but
not in the freezer.
In-use (opened): The Humulin R U-500 vial currently in-use can be kept unrefrigerated as long as it is kept as cool as
possible (below 30°C [86°F]) away from heat and light. In-use vials must be used within 31 days or be discarded, even if
they still contain Humulin R U-500.
Do not use Humulin R U-500 after the expiration date stamped on the label or if it has been frozen.
HOW SUPPLIED
Vials, 500 units/mL, 20 mL (HI-500) (1s), NDC 0002-8501-01
Eli Lilly, Literature revised March 2011
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