Objectives Approximately 98% of older Americans are simultaneously taking 5—or more—
medications to manage at least 2 chronic conditions. Polypharmacy and the use of …

Purpose Consensus recommendations to help ensure safe insulin use in hospitalized
patients are presented. Summary Insulin products are frequently involved in medication …

Background People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to have diabetes and
develop complications from it. Diabetes management is complex and insulin treatment in …

Aims To investigate medication dose calculation errors and other numeracy mishaps in
hospitals and examine mechanisms and enablers which lead to such errors. Design A …

Background An increasing number of patients in hospital have diabetes, with most of them
cared for by non-specialist staff. The effect of diabetes education for staff on patient …

Insulin is a high-alert medication in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Insulin can cause
significant harm when administered in error. Despite advancements in insulin pen …

Aim To conduct a systematic review of literature to identify interventions that are effective in
improving insulin prescribing for people with diabetes in the hospital setting. Methods …

Objectives To determine whether temporal patterns of hypoglycaemia exist in inpatients with
diabetes 'at risk'of hypoglycaemia (those on insulin and/or sulfonylureas), and if so whether …

Despite numerous strategies introduced to promote the safe use of insulin, insulin-related
medication errors persist. Our aim was to examine the knowledge and self-reported …

Background Since the introduction of the first reusable insulin pen, the advancement in the
design of these pens is still ongoing to develop a safe, more efficacious, less painful, and …