Proper Use

Drug information provided by: Merative, Micromedex®

A nurse or other trained health professional may give you this medicine. You may also be taught how to give your medicine at home. This medicine is given as a shot under the skin of your stomach, thigh, buttocks, or upper arm.

Always check the label before use, to make sure you have the correct type of insulin. Do not change the brand, type, or concentration unless your doctor tells you to. If you use a pump or other device, make sure the insulin is made for that device.

Always double-check both the concentration (strength) of your insulin and your dose. Concentration and dose are not the same. The dose is how many units of insulin you will use. The concentration tells how many units of insulin are in each milliliter (mL), such as 100 units/mL (U-100), but this does not mean you will use 100 units at a time.

Each package of insulin glargine contains a patient information sheet. Read this sheet carefully and make sure you understand:

  • How to prepare the medicine.
  • How to inject the medicine.
  • How to dispose of syringes, needles, and injection devices.

If you use this medicine at home, you will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given. Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas. Do not use the exact same spot for each injection. This will help prevent skin problems from the injections.

Toujeo® injection is available in 2 prefilled pens: Max SoloStar® and SoloStar®.

Since insulin glargine lowers the blood glucose over 24 hours, it should be injected once daily at bedtime.

Check the liquid in the prefilled pen. It should be clear and colorless. Do not use it if it looks cloudy or thick, or has particles in it.

Follow carefully the special meal plan your doctor gave you. This is the most important part of controlling your condition, and is necessary if the medicine is to work properly. Also, exercise regularly and test for sugar in your blood or urine as directed.

Dosing

The dose of this medicine will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of this medicine. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.

The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine.

  • For injection dosage form (solution):
    • Basaglar® or Lantus®:
      • For type 1 diabetes mellitus:
        • Adults and children 6 years of age and older—Dose is based on your blood sugar and must be determined by your doctor.
        • Children younger than 6 years of age—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
      • For type 2 diabetes mellitus:
        • Adults—Dose is based on your blood sugar and must be determined by your doctor.
        • Children—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
    • Toujeo®:
      • For type 1 diabetes mellitus:
        • Adults and children 6 years of age and older—Dose is based on your blood sugar and must be determined by your doctor.
        • Children younger than 6 years of age and older—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
      • For type 2 diabetes mellitus:
        • Adults and children 6 years of age and older—Dose is based on your blood sugar and must be determined by your doctor.
        • Children younger than 6 years of age and older—Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.

Storage

Keep out of the reach of children.

Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.

Ask your healthcare professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not use.

Store unused vials, cartridges, Max SoloStar®, or SoloStar® prefilled pens in the refrigerator. Protect from light. Do not freeze.

You may store the opened vials that you are currently using in the refrigerator or at room temperature in a cool place, away from sunlight and heat. Use within 28 days.

The Max SoloStar® or SoloStar® prefilled pen that you are currently using should not be refrigerated. You should store the pen at room temperature, away from direct heat and light. Throw away any opened Lantus® SoloStar® pen after 28 days or Toujeo® Max SoloStar® or SoloStar® pen after 56 days.

After a cartridge has been inserted into a pen, store the cartridge and pen at room temperature, not in the refrigerator.

Throw away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.