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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - CVS Health will pay $37.76 million to settle allegations it dispensed too many insulin pens to patients, and then obtained improper reimbursements from Medicare, Medicaid ...

Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn., has settled a class action lawsuit nine years after they warned patients they could have a blood-borne disease as a result of hospital employees who reused insulin ...

(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 ...

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is calling on Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi to immediately reduce the price of insulin pens to $1 per device in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Pens are ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with type 1 diabetes had a higher time in range if they usually administered bolus insulin after a missed ...

The state's top officials just announced a landmark initiative to slash insulin prices, beginning on this date.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . O’Brien: An initial response is to consider the individual’s insurance formulary. However, when an insurance ...