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Insulin pens and cross-contamination (Safety Alert)

by IMSN | Nov 17, 2019 | Articles | 0 comments

Insulin pens (both disposable prefilled pens and reuseable pens) and insulin cartridges are for Single Patient Use only.

Risk of Cross-contamination with Insulin Pens 

This document replaces our original alert which was published in November 2013.

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