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A clinical reminder about the safe use of insulin vials.

June 10, 2018

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

This newsletter piece recommends strategies to ensure the safe transition from using insulin pens to insulin vials in acute care.

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