Limited coverage drugs – glucagon

Last updated on August 26, 2024

Generic name

glucagon

Strength

1 mg vial

Form

kit including sterile lyophilized powder in a single dose vial and diluent in a pre-filled syringe

Special Authority criteria

Approval period

For the treatment of severe hypoglycemia in patients for whom the nasal spray dosage form is not appropriate.

Indefinite

Practitioner exemptions

  • None

Special notes

  • This criteria applies to the US-labelled product imported through the Health Canada exceptional importation pathway

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