Information for healthcare professionals: risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens from shared use of insulin pens.
Information for healthcare professionals: risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens from shared use of insulin pens. FDA Alert. Silver Spring, MD; US Food and Drug Administration: March 19, 2009.
This announcement alerts clinicians and patients that insulin pens and insulin cartridges are never to be used on more than one patient.