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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:28 PM Jan 2012

CDC warns against sharing insulin pens

CDC warns against sharing insulin pens

The Centers for Disease Control is issuing a reminder to people in the health care industry.

Insulin pens should never be reused on multiple people even if the needle is changed. The pens are used to inject people with insulin.

They can be used multiple times, but the CDC says they should only be used on one person.

The CDC reissued its warning after it says it got increasing reports that the pens are being used on multiple patients.

The government agency says reusing the pens puts people at higher risk for blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/190681/126/CDC-warns-against-sharing-insulin-pens

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CDC warns against sharing insulin pens (Original Post) The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP
Curious - why would people be using them together. I have a pen for Victoza and I am the only one jwirr Jan 2012 #1
Save money on em if they are poor? (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #2
Maybe. jwirr Jan 2012 #3
Nurses in free clinics and third ProgressiveEconomist Jan 2012 #4

jwirr

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1. Curious - why would people be using them together. I have a pen for Victoza and I am the only one
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Mon Jan 16, 2012, 02:15 PM
Jan 2012

with access to it. Are clinics using them on people like this?

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ProgressiveEconomist

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4. Nurses in free clinics and third
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Mon Jan 16, 2012, 02:59 PM
Jan 2012

world countries may be using them on poor patients with sky-high blood glucose readings?
And not tossing partly-used pens out or giving them to the patients?

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