Insulin duration and names

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Question

A pharmacy technician is sorting insulin reference cards by duration. For each product, select its listed duration category.

Row	Rapid-acting	Short-acting	Intermediate-acting	Long-acting
Lantus (insulin glargine)	Not correct	Not correct	Not correct	✓ Correct
Humalog (insulin lispro)	✓ Correct	Not correct	Not correct	Not correct
Novolin R (regular human insulin)	Not correct	✓ Correct	Not correct	Not correct
Humulin N (NPH human insulin)	Not correct	Not correct	✓ Correct	Not correct

Answer

Lantus (insulin glargine): Long-acting · Humalog (insulin lispro): Rapid-acting · Novolin R (regular human insulin): Short-acting · Humulin N (NPH human insulin): Intermediate-acting

Rationale

The FDA reference groups Lantus as long-acting and Humalog as rapid-acting. It lists Novolin R as short-acting and Humulin N as intermediate-acting.

RememberInsulin products differ in their duration categories.

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Insulin U.S. Food and Drug Administration · License: US government work (public domain) · Retrieved November 4, 2026 · Types of Insulin · page updated Wed, 05/22
Adapted from Open RN Nursing Pharmacology, 2nd edition: Chapter 9 Endocrine System Open RN (Chippewa Valley Technical College) · License: CC BY 4.0 · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Common Disorder of the Pancreas: Diabetes Mellitus › Insulin Treatment · 2nd edition, 2023

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