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

Karen Hamrick Samaan; Megan Dahlke; Judy Stover

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

January 26, 2011

Samaan KH, Dahlke M, Stover J. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68(1):63-8.

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This commentary describes how a community hospital implemented a multi-component program to ensure that U-500 insulin was administered safely.

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