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Insulin Pens and Insulin Cartridges Must Not Be Shared
The FDA has issued an alert to remind patients that insulin pens and insulin cartridges should not be shared with other people. Sharing insulin pens and cartridges with other people increases the risk of transmitting viruses and bacteria that can cause infections including HIV and hepatitis.
This alert was prompted by a report stating that insulin pens may have been shared among many patients (two thousand or more) in one hospital in the U.S. from 2007-2009 and and in a smaller number of patients in at least one other hospital.
Insulin is available in both vials and insulin pens. Insulin pens are pen-shaped injector devices that contain a disposable needle and either an insulin reservoir or an insulin cartridge. The devices typically contain enough insulin for a patient to self-administer several doses of insulin before the reservoir or cartridge is empty. All insulin pens are approved only for single-patient use (one device for only one patient).
For more information, please visit:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149546.htm
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Insulin Pens and Insulin Cartridges Must Not Be Shared
The FDA has issued an alert to remind patients that insulin pens and insulin cartridges should not be shared with other people. Sharing insulin pens and cartridges with other people increases the risk of transmitting viruses and bacteria that can cause infections including HIV and hepatitis.
This alert was prompted by a report stating that insulin pens may have been shared among many patients (two thousand or more) in one hospital in the U.S. from 2007-2009 and and in a smaller number of patients in at least one other hospital.
Insulin is available in both vials and insulin pens. Insulin pens are pen-shaped injector devices that contain a disposable needle and either an insulin reservoir or an insulin cartridge. The devices typically contain enough insulin for a patient to self-administer several doses of insulin before the reservoir or cartridge is empty. All insulin pens are approved only for single-patient use (one device for only one patient).
For more information, please visit:
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149546.htm
Learn More