On the heels of the Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act of 2017, effective this month, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced the BD Viva™ brand of insulin pen needles are now the most ...

Nursing staff should be advised by trusts not to extract insulin from the pen devices or cartridges commonly-used by patients with diabetes, due to the risk of “harm and death”. NHS Improvement said, ...

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Insulin pen needles are intended for single use only but it is known that a significant proportion of people with diabetes do re-use needles. People with diabetes ultimately have the choice of whether ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert to health care professionals reminding them that single-patient insulin pens and insulin cartridges should not be used to administer medication to ...

Reports of patients using standard pen needles to inject insulin without removing the inner needle cover have prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a safety communication on ...

A 74-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes was transferred from a long-term care facility to an acute care hospital because of a three-day history of nausea, vomiting and decreased oral intake. She ...

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Sept. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The global North America safety pen needles market is projected to flourish at a CAGR of 6.4 ...