Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling 250 million Accusure insulin syringes, saying the products' needles could detach from the syringes. The syringes have been distributed nationwide since 2002. The company has been notified of only four complaints about the products, but they say that consumers who are using Accusure syringes should stop using them and contact the company at 1 (800) 444-4011 for more information.
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Last month, I started using an insulin pump (see I'm pumped and PS-Day plus 7). And the past few days, I've gotten another obvious... Read more »
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Tyco Healthcare Group is recalling one lot of ReliOn sterile, single-use, disposable, hypodermic syringes due to possible mislabeling. The recall... Read more »
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An insulin testis a blood test that measures the amount of insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar. How the test is performed Blood... Read more »