VIVSUNA

This brand name is authorized in South Africa

Active ingredients

The drug VIVSUNA contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1 Insulin glargine
UNII 2ZM8CX04RZ - INSULIN GLARGINE

Insulin glargine is a human insulin analogue designed to have a low solubility at neutral pH. After injection, the acidic solution is neutralised leading to formation of a precipitate from which small amounts of insulin glargine are continuously released.

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2 Lixisenatide
UNII 74O62BB01U - LIXISENATIDE

Lixisenatide is a selective GLP-1 receptor agonist. The GLP-1 receptor is the target for native GLP-1, an endogenous incretin hormone that potentiates glucose-dependent insulin secretion from the pancreatic beta cells. Lixisenatide stimulates insulin secretion when blood glucose is increased but not at normoglycaemia, which limits the risk of hypoglycaemia. In parallel, glucagon secretion is suppressed. In case of hypoglycaemia, the rescue mechanism of glucagon secretion is preserved.

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Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
A10AE04 Insulin glargine A Alimentary tract and metabolism → A10 Drugs used in diabetes → A10A Insulins and analogues → A10AE Insulins and analogues for injection, long-acting
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
Country: ZA Health Products Regulatory Authority Identifier(s): 52/32.16/0151, 52/32.16/0152

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