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Faulty insulin pens recalled

PostPosted: 05 Aug 2015, 15:35
by annie
Diabetes sufferers are being warned to check their insulin pens after the Medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (Mhra) issued a recall of the pens.


The Mhra said some the insulin pens sold by manufacturer Owen Mumford have faulty dose selectors that are erroneously reverting to zero, and could cause an under-dose of insulin to be given.


Pens with the three-letter codes 7VJ, 7WB, 7WC, 7WD, 8CN, 8CP, 8CR, 8EL, 8EM, 8JK, 8JM, 8JN, 8JP, 8VV, or 8VW printed on their packaging or with the codes 7RT, 7PN, 7PP, 7RV, 8KK, or 8XD printed on the lower part of the pen body are reportedly affected by the fault.
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-12- ... -recalled/

Re: Faulty insulin pens recalled

PostPosted: 05 Aug 2015, 15:42
by maureenho
Thank you, I'll tell my friend, her son is type 1 diabetic.

Re: Faulty insulin pens recalled

PostPosted: 05 Aug 2015, 15:44
by wendy
this is dated 14th December last year?

Re: Faulty insulin pens recalled

PostPosted: 05 Aug 2015, 16:06
by annie
Oh dear, sorry about that , I spotted in & assumed it was a new alert, & you know what they say about assume!!!!

Re: Faulty insulin pens recalled

PostPosted: 05 Aug 2015, 16:19
by wendy
it is not your fault Ann, it says there was an update on it today, but when I looked in news I cant find anything about it.