What is Dasiglucagon?

The short answer

Dasiglucagon is a peptide, a short chain of amino acids. In the US, you need a prescription to get Dasiglucagon.

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What it is

Type
Glucagon analog (peptide)
Also known as
zegalogue
How it works
Stable glucagon analog for severe hypoglycemia.

Regulatory status

FDA-approved (Rx) How we label status

As of October 4, 2026, Dasiglucagon is an FDA-approved prescription drug for severe hypoglycemia.

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Federal (FDA)
Approved Rx (Zegalogue NDA214231, 2021); Drugs@FDA lists both products Discontinued; the only US listing (Novo Nordisk) has a marketing end date of 2027-08-31
503A compounding
Approved-drug component (not in any 503A category) (as of May 14, 2026)

References

Sources as of October 4, 2026

  1. DailyMed: dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm
  2. Drugs@FDA: www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm