Use the New U-500 Syringes to Draw Up Insulin Doses From U-500 Vials

November 2016

The new U-500 insulin syringe will help improve patient safety.

It's been a long time coming. Doses drawn up from U-500 insulin vials have had to be converted to U-100 syringe markings OR to volumes on tuberculin (TB) syringes...which can lead to dangerous dosing errors.

Now the actual number of units can be measured with the new U-500 syringe...so there's no need for dose conversions.

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Use the New U-500 Syringes to Draw Up Insulin Doses From U-500 Vials

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