Cross contamination with insulin pens: Look-alike vials - Kids and medication patches. New look-alike name pair. Preventing dosing errors with methotrexate injection

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 445-447

  Cohen, Michael R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOMEPRAZOLE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; INSULIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PARICALCITOL; SORAFENIB;

CONTAINER; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJECTION; MEDICATION ERROR; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

EID: 68049086906     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4306-445     Document Type: Short Survey

References (2)

1. Sonoki K, Yoshinari M, Iwase M, et al. Regurgitation of blood into insulin cartridges in the pen-like injectors. Diabetes Care. 2001;24(3):603-604.
2. Le Floch JP, Herbreteau C, Lange F, Perlemuter L. Biological material in needles and cartridges after insulin injection with a pen in diabetic patients. Diabetes Care. 1998;21(9):1502-1504. (Pubitemid 28405203)