Dasiglucagon
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| Trade names | Zegalogue |
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| Drug class | Glucagon receptor agonist |
| Main uses | Low blood sugar in diabetes[1] |
| Routes of use | Subcutaneous |
| Typical dose | 0.6 mg[1] |
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
| US NLM | Dasiglucagon |
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| Formula | C152H222N38O50 |
| Molar mass | 3381.664 g·mol−1 |
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Dasiglucagon, sold under the brand name Zegalogue, is a medication used to treat severe low blood sugar in people with diabetes.[1][2] It may be used in those who are at least six years old.[1] It is given by injection under the skin.[1]
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, and injection site pain.[1] Other side effects may include allergic reactions.[1] In people with a pheochromocytoma it may increase blood pressure while in people with an insulinoma it may result in worsening low blood sugar.[1] While there is no evidence of harm in pregnancy, such use has not been well studied.[1] It is a glucagon receptor agonist.[1]
Dasiglucagon was approved for medical use in the United States in 2021.[1] It is not approved in Europe or the United Kingdom as of 2022.[3] In the United States it costs about 320 USD per dose as of 2022.[4] Glucagon, in comparison, costs about 90 USD.[5]
Medical uses
Dasiglucagon is indicated for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in people aged six years of age and older with diabetes.[1][6] It appears to be similar in effectiveness to glucagon.[7]
It may not work in those with low liver glycogen reserves such as in starvation.[8]
Dosage
It is used at a dose of 0.6 mg.[1] A second dose may be given after 15 minutes.[1]
Contraindications
Dasiglucagon is contraindicated in people with pheochromocytoma or insulinoma.[1]
History
It was designated an orphan drug in the USA in August 2017.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Zegalogue- dasiglucagon injection, solution". DailyMed. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ Li S, Hu Y, Tan X, Wang D, Hu J, Zou P, Wang L (August 2020). "Evaluating dasiglucagon as a treatment option for hypoglycemia in diabetes". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 21 (11): 1311–1318. doi:10.1080/14656566.2020.1747432. PMID 32267182. S2CID 215405434.
- ↑ "Dasiglucagon". SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "Zegalogue". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "Glucagon". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "Dasiglucagon: FDA-Approved Drugs". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ↑ Pieber, TR; Aronson, R; Hövelmann, U; Willard, J; Plum-Mörschel, L; Knudsen, KM; Bandak, B; Tehranchi, R (1 June 2021). "Dasiglucagon-A Next-Generation Glucagon Analog for Rapid and Effective Treatment of Severe Hypoglycemia: Results of Phase 3 Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial". Diabetes care. 44 (6): 1361–1367. doi:10.2337/dc20-2995. PMID 35239971.
- ↑ "Dasiglucagon Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "Dasiglucagon Orphan Drug Designations and Approvals". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
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- Clinical trial number NCT03378635 for "A Trial to Confirm the Efficacy and Safety of Dasiglucagon in the Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes Subjects" at ClinicalTrials.gov
- Clinical trial number NCT03688711 for "Trial to Confirm the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Dasiglucagon in the Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Subjects With T1DM" at ClinicalTrials.gov
- Clinical trial number NCT03667053 for "Trial to Confirm the Efficacy and Safety of Dasiglucagon in the Treatment of Hypoglycemia in T1DM Children" at ClinicalTrials.gov