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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors common for hospital diabetes.

Nursing Times. April 1, 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

Recommendations for Safe Use of Insulin in Hospitals.

Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2006.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

NovoLog Dispensing Error Alert.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; September 14, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors with the dosing of insulin: problems across the continuum.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2010;7:9-17.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

An overlooked condition.

Nicholas L. Modern Healthc. November 14, 2005;35:24.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Parenteral Maltose/Parenteral Galactose/Oral Xylose-Containing Products.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; May 21, 2009.

BOOK/REPORT

National Diabetes Inpatient Audit 2011.

Leeds, UK: Health and Social Care Information Centre; 2012.

COMMENTARY

New technology, new errors: how to prime an upgrade of an insulin infusion pump.

Rule AM, Drincic A, Galt KA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:155-162.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misadministration of IV insulin associated with dose measurement and hyperkalemia treatment.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 11, 2011;16:1-3.

STUDY

Reducing potentially fatal errors associated with high doses of insulin: a successful multifaceted multidisciplinary prevention strategy.

Dooley MJ, Wiseman M, McRae A, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:637-644.

COMMENTARY

Avoiding errors associated with insulin therapy.

Cohen H. Medscape CME/CE. May 14, 2009.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Information for healthcare professionals: risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens from shared use of insulin pens.

FDA Alert [US Food and Drug Administration Web site]. March 19, 2009.

COMMENTARY

Addressing safety concerns about U-500 insulin in a hospital setting.

Samaan KH, Dahlke M, Stover J. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:63-68.

STUDY

Unintentional therapeutic errors involving insulin in the ambulatory setting reported to poison centers.

Spiller HA, Borys DJ, Ryan ML, Sawyer TS, Wilson BL. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:17-22.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A clinical reminder about the safe use of insulin vials.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 21, 2013;18:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Are Two Insulin Pumps Better Than One?

Cook CB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

FDA Advise-ERR: prevent dangerous drug-device interaction causing falsely elevated glucose levels.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 19, 2008;13:1-3.

STUDY

Unexpected hypoglycemia in a critically ill patient.

Bates DW. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:110-116.