MSF Pharmacy expert Erenius Ngelecha demonstrating how used syringes and empty insulin bottles are crushed inside an incinerator at Gategi health centre, Mbeere South. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard] ...
A new Cochrane review has found that insulin can be kept at room temperature for months without losing potency, offering hope to people living with diabetes in regions with limited access to ...
A new article published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has found that insulin can be kept at room temperature for months without losing potency, offering hope to people living with ...
Human insulin can be left unrefrigerated for much longer than previously thought, findings from a new Cochrane review suggest. The review included 17 studies in 22 published articles and additional ...
Diabetes requires an extremely precise form of daily treatment, whereby patients have to inject themselves with several doses of insulin every day, which are suited to their diet and physical activity ...
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) warns that storing insulin vials inside their cardboard cartons after the packages have been opened can be a medical emergency waiting to happen.