A new survey, published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, examined insulin pen use in the inpatient setting. Insulin pens can offer several advantages, but there have also ...

The CDC has issued a clinical reminder that insulin pens should never be used for more than one person. In the reminder, the CDC says it has become “increasingly aware of reports of improper use of ...

March 19, 2009 — Insulin pens and cartridges should not be used in multiple patients because of the risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced ...

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Our company’s regional nurse came to my facility and said we were going to start using insulin pens. Can you tell me what I should prepare for? It is great that you want to get a head start on ...

July 27, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to market an insulin patch-pen (Finesse; Calibra Medical, Inc) for up to 3 days' use with rapid-acting insulin ...

OLEAN, N.Y. -- A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital ...

A Superior Court judge in Waterbury, Conn., has certified class action status for a lawsuit against Griffin Hospital regarding the use of multidose insulin pens. The lawsuit, filed by former patients ...

(Reuters Health) - A warning for people who use insulin pens: Not shaking your NPH insulin pen before injecting can result in wide variations in your insulin level and blood sugar control, researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with diabetes who have difficulty meeting glycemic targets were better able to manage their glucose ...

New Class of Bolus-Only Insulin Delivery Device Targets Poor Mealtime Insulin Adherence Redwood City, CA /PRNewswire/ -- Calibra Medical announced today it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food ...