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Guidelines : Diabetic pen needles

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Condition :
Diabetic pen needles
Keywords :
diabetes needles, insulin pen needles, insulin needles, screw on needles, diabetic needles, needle formulary, NHSE Low Value Medicines, LVM
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Committee Recommendations

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03 May 2023

The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC) approve the Surrey Heartlands Diabetes Injectable Pen Needles Formulary.

See formulary document for full details of preferred needles, lengths and gauge

See also the NHS England guidance ‘Items which should not routinely be prescribed in primary care: Guidance for CCGs’ Version 2, June 2019

Information specifically relating to Safety Needles can be found here Profile : Safety Needles - All (res-systems.net)

 

 
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