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Baqsimi™ (glucagon) nasal powder
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BAQSIMI™ (glucagon) nasal powder: Mechanism of Action
Glucagon increases blood glucose concentration by activating hepatic glucagon receptors, thereby stimulating glycogen breakdown and release of glucose from the liver.
Glucagon increases BG concentration by activating hepatic glucagon receptors, thereby stimulating
hepatic glycogen breakdown and
the release of glucose from the liver.1
Hepatic stores of glycogen are necessary for glucagon to produce an antihypoglycemic effect.1
Enclosed Prescribing Information
BAQSIMI™ (glucagon) nasal powder, for intranasal use, Lilly
1. Baqsimi [package insert]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company; 2019.
Glossary
BG = blood glucose
Date of Last Review: July 24, 2019
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