If this is not your name, click here. Other Ophthalmic Surgery Organ Transplantation Orthopaedics Other Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Otitis Otorhino. These pen-like devices are portable and are often easier for patients to use than needles and syringes.
Cartridges containing insulin provide a simple refill system.
Every manufacturer of insulin produces a different type of pen and cartridge and exchange between brands is discouraged by manufacturers. Patients, however, may prefer to use one manufacturer's pen, regardless of the insulin that they are prescribed. Now Dr. Frits Holleman and colleagues show that patients can safely interchange the pens and cartridges of two of the major insulin manufacturers, in this week's The Lancet . In 1996, Eli Lilly introduced insulin lispro, which is a rapidly acting insulin analogue. Like all Eli Lilly insulins, insulin lispro is recommended for use in Becton Dickinson pens.