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1478040

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate recent anecdotal reports of incorrect insulin dispensing, we compared retail pharmacists' and doctors' understanding of commonly used insulin brands. Eighty pharmacists, 29 general practitioners (GPs), and 31 junior hospital doctors were interviewed and completed a questionnaire concerning the duration of action and formulation of 17 insulins. Views on dispensing of alternative insulins were sought from the pharmacists. Fifteen insulin pairs in two columns, 'insulin prescribed' and 'dispense instead', were presented and pharmacists and doctors asked if substitution was appropriate. Mixtard, Penmix and Actrapid were the best understood insulins, Insulatard, Humulin Zn and Protaphane the worst. Both GPs (p = 0.014) and hospital doctors (p < 0.001) scored better than pharmacists. No pharmacist stated that they would routinely dispense alternative insulin, 27 out of 80 not even in an emergency, though 37 were prepared to do so in such a situation after checking, usually with a doctor or in the relevant literature. Sixteen pharmacists, 24 GPs, and all 31 hospital doctors completed the section on insulin pairs but accuracy at identifying appropriate substitutions was poor. These findings coupled with confusing insulin nomenclature may lead to dangerous dispensing errors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0742-3071
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
938-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Prescribing and dispensing of insulin: margins for error?
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Unit of Medicine, General Infirmary, Leeds.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't