The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved an application from Novo Nordisk, allowing them to store Actrapid and Insulatard insulin doses outside of the refrigerator for up to four weeks. The insulin must still be stored at temperatures below 30 degrees Celsius.
A Novo Nordisk press release states that the positive scientific opinion from the EMA will be used to apply for more flexible national insulin storage guidelines in low and middle income countries, where the access to equipment needed to refrigerate the products can be limited.
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