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Action needed to prevent dangerous heparin-insulin confusion.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 3, 2007;12:1-2.

This alert describes several incidents of heparin/insulin mix-ups and provides recommendations to prevent similar slips.
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