Due to continuing patient safety problems, ISMP suggests hospitals stop using insulin pens in an inpatient setting, as they were originally intended for ambulatory care. “Other problems such as using ...

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 ...

Study design. This prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel-group study compared the use of pen devices with conventional vials and syringes for the administration of insulin in hospitalized ...

A CMS letter to its state survey agency directors reiterates that insulin pens should only be used on a single patient. According to the letter, CMS has received reports that some providers may be ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Older adults with type 2 diabetes in ...

Most patients usually administer their medication, which can range from swallowing pills to injecting insulin. But they do not always get it right, as noted by Vereityinfo. According to experts, ...

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 ...

Medtronic said Monday it received 510 (k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for an app to connect its smart ...

(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 ...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bigfoot Biomedical (Bigfoot), a leader in developing simple and easy-to-use tools for people with insulin-requiring diabetes, today announced the publication of a ...