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Baqsimi ® (glucagon) nasal powder

3mg

Full Prescribing Information

This information is provided in response to your request. Resources may contain information about doses, uses, formulations and populations different from product labeling. See Prescribing Information above, if applicable.

Can Baqsimi™ (glucagon) nasal powder be administered and ingested orally?

Oral administration and ingestion of Baqsimi has not been studied in individuals with diabetes.

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Oral Administration and Ingestion of Baqsimi

Oral administration and ingestion of Baqsimi has not been studied in people with diabetes. As such, we have no information on the oral or buccal absorption of Baqsimi.

Glucagon is a single-chain polypeptide.1,2

Glucagon for injection is not active when administered and ingested orally because it is a polypeptide that is destroyed in the gastrointestinal tract before it can be absorbed.2 

Enclosed Prescribing Information

BAQSIMI™ (glucagon) nasal powder, for intranasal use, Lilly

GLUCAGON FOR INJECTION, Lilly

References

1Baqsimi [package insert]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company; 2020.

2Glucagon for Injection [package insert]. Indianapolis, IN: Eli Lilly and Company; 2021.

Date of Last Review: June 27, 2022

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