Top Drugs-Insulin, Glucagon & Thyroid Brand/Generic-HintsNOTHidden

Generic & Brand names for insulin and thyroid medications needed for Exam 2 College of DuPage Continuing Education CPhT prep. The Insulin & thyroid part of the Top 200 Drugs. Hints included and not hidden.

insulin glargine
"Lant-ern light glare-ing all night long for 24 hours—steady and clear, with no peak to fear!"

(Lantus)

insulin detemir
"Lev-el off for up to 24 hours with minimal peak, but leeeeve more behind and detour-mir because it was discontinued in December '24!"

(Levemir)

insulin degludec
"Tres-passing over 42 ultra-long hours by deeply-glue-ing the spikes!"

(Tresiba)

insulin lispro
"Hu-ma-log hits your lens at pro speed, inject right before you log your meal!"

(Humalog)

insulin aspart
"New No-vo-log brings an asp-art-istic flash of speed—inject right before your meal to catch the spike!"

(NovoLog)

insulin regular
"Regu-lar Hum-ans and No-vo-ices grab it OTC, rush to the ER for an IV drop on short notice!"

(Humulin R, Novolin R)

insulin NPH
"NPH stands for Not Purely Hazy—Hum-ans and No-vo-ices roll it OTC on Cloudy Northern Nights to catch the 4-12 hr peak!"

(Humulin N, Novolin N)

insulin lispro mix
"Hu-ma-log Mix rolls a long, larger cloud through a rapid manual lens”

(Humalog Mix 75/25)

insulin aspart mix
"No-vo-log Mix rolls a long, larger cloud through a novo asp-art-istic rapid 30% flash!"

(NovoLog Mix 70/30)

glucagon
"Baq-simi blasts a bag of air up the nose, G-voke gives a ready-to-go poke, while Glu-ca-gen is glu-ca-gone!"

(GlucaGen, Gvoke, Baqsimi [nasal])

levothyroxine
"Lev-o-tate the engine on an empty AM tank, before launching the synthetic day"

(Synthroid, Levoxyl)

methimazole
“Meth is speedy, so tap the brakes instead, especially in early pregnancy”

(Tapazole)