Glucagon HCL
GlucaGen, Glucagon Emergency Kit, Gvoke, Baqsimi, and generics
Antihypoglycemic agent
| B | 1 | No | No | No |
| Key |
- Injection:1 mg vial (requires reconstitution)
- Injection kit:
- GlucaGen Hypokit and generics: 1 mg vial with 1 mL syringe of sterile water for injection
- Gvoke Kit: 1 mg/0.2 mL vial with syringe; for subcutaneous injection only
- Injection in prefilled syringe (Gvoke PFS): 0.5 mg/0.1 mL (1 or 2 pack), 1 mg/0.2 mL (1 or 2 pack); for subcutaneous injection only
- Injection in autoinjector (Gvoke HypoPen): 0.5 mg/0.1 mL (1 or 2 pack), 1 mg/0.2 mL (1 or 2 pack); for subcutaneous injection only
- Nasal powder (Baqsimi): 3 mg/dose (1 or 2 pack); contains betadex and dodecylphosphocholine
- 1 unit = 1 mg
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Glucagon HCL." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/310014/0/Glucagon_HCL.
Glucagon HCL. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/310014/0/Glucagon_HCL. Accessed October 28, 2026.
Glucagon HCL. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/310014/0/Glucagon_HCL
Glucagon HCL [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 October 28]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/310014/0/Glucagon_HCL.
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