A VA Pharmacist received an order for 40 units of U-500 insulin and questioned its validity. The actual dose desired by the physician was 200 units. The physician indicated the 40 units reflected the mark on a U 100 syringe to which the patient was to draw back the plunger.  This was found to be a common practice so the VA developed a system requirement which required physicians to indicate the total units/mls (Example: 200 units/.4ml) for U 500. Insulin must be in the chart and syringes calibrated in mls must be used.

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There have been many new drugs for diabetes in the last 10-12 years. It seems like we get one drug in a class, and then we suddenly have 3 or 4 and the class grows by leaps and bounds; just look at the GLP-1 Analogs as an example. I often …

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