Insulin Pens or pen cartridges recall

[anna29]

Please can I bring this to your attention .

*** Novomix 30 Penfill 100U/ml cartridge and the Novomix 30 Flexpen 100U/ml prefilled pen .
Novo Nordisk (manufacturer)

Novo Nordisk is recalling specific batches due to the possibility of a very small number of
cartridges within each batch containing too much or too little insulin .
They understand that the percentage of pens/cartridges affected is approximately 0.14% .

Please check your insulin pens or insulin cartridges - the recall is with 33 specific batch numbers .
Here are the batch numbers .
CS6D422 CS6C626 CS6C421 CP50912 CP50750 CP50639 CP51706 CP50940 CP50928 CP50903
CP50914 CP50640 CP51095 CP50904 CP50650 CP51098 CP50915 CP50412 CFG0003 CFG0002
CFG0001 CP50902 CP50749 CP50393 CP50950 CP51025 CP50751 CP50375 CP50420 CP51097
CP50641 CP51096 and CP50392 .

Anyone with the affected batch pen or cartridge should see their GP or DSN to make
arrangements for a new supply of insulin pen/cartridge ASAP .

If unsure about your pen or cartridge batch number within the above list .
Please take them to your nearest pharmacy and ask them to check
the batch number for you .
They will advise you of what to do - should you 'have' a recalled insulin pen or pen cartridge .

Tel number to query any concerns .
07770 446 189 . (out of hours)
Novo Nordisk Helpline 0845 600 5055 (8.30am - 11.00pm weekends)
5.30pm - 11.00pm Monday to Friday .


Thanks Anna .

 

[jeves]

Please can I bring this to your attention .

*** Novomix 30 Penfill 100U/ml cartridge and the Novomix 30 Flexpen 100U/ml prefilled pen .
Novo Nordisk (manufacturer)

Novo Nordisk is recalling specific batches due to the possibility of a very small number of
cartridges within each batch containing too much or too little insulin .
They understand that the percentage of pens/cartridges affected is approximately 0.14% .

Please check your insulin pens or insulin cartridges - the recall is with 33 specific batch numbers .
Here are the batch numbers .
CS6D422 CS6C626 CS6C421 CP50912 CP50750 CP50639 CP51706 CP50940 CP50928 CP50903
CP50914 CP50640 CP51095 CP50904 CP50650 CP51098 CP50915 CP50412 CFG0003 CFG0002
CFG0001 CP50902 CP50749 CP50393 CP50950 CP51025 CP50751 CP50375 CP50420 CP51097
CP50641 CP51096 and CP50392 .

Anyone with the affected batch pen or cartridge should see their GP or DSN to make
arrangements for a new supply of insulin pen/cartridge ASAP .

If unsure about your pen or cartridge batch number within the above list .
Please take them to your nearest pharmacy and ask them to check
the batch number for you .
They will advise you of what to do - should you 'have' a recalled insulin pen or pen cartridge .

Tel number to query any concerns .
07770 446 189 . (out of hours)
Novo Nordisk Helpline 0845 600 5055 (8.30am - 11.00pm weekends)
5.30pm - 11.00pm Monday to Friday .


Thanks Anna .

just got this email from work nice to see someone is on form!

 

[anna29]

This landed on my husbands desk at 5pm last night !
[He is a nuclear medicine specialist ]
As it was very relevant to any diabetic using an insulin regime - he alerted me to this .

Hence why I have placed it in the forum as an 'announcement' to catch ALL members attention .

Included : out of hours phone help line numbers also - [ given its a weekend amongst us all now ]
It is important to do this in such a insulin pen/cartridge batch recall event as this .

Thanks Anna .

 

[pmailkeey]

What do you mean 'too much or too little' ? Do you mean they're not 100U/ml ?

Mike.

 

[anna29]

What do you mean 'too much or too little' ? Do you mean they're not 100U/ml ?

Mike.

Hello mike .
This is easy enough to explain and clarify .

The liquid quantity of fluid should still be 100U/ml but its referring to the possible incorrect
strength of insulin inside each pen/cartridge .
The too much or too little insulin quantity refers to the strength of insulin in either of the pen
or cartridges within the recalled batch numbers .

Hence how/why the recall has been required .

If in any doubts please vist your GP/DSN/Chemists for their professional advice .

Hope this will reduce any confusion for you .

Anna .

 

[mike bailey]

Hi.
What a rollercoaster of a week with this monumental problem with Novomix 30. $ massive hypos folowed by 2 highs inbetween. took 1/2 dose and sugars went from 17 to 5.3 in 60 mins. finally sorted and back to normal before sunday lunch. On a more serious note what if someone was driving and had an accidrnt who would be to blame ? the person or Novonordisk!

 

[Lavinia_Williamson]

Wanting some advice on this issue please. My dad had a serious hypo back in July, and my mum was advised by paramedics that if she hadn't found him at 2am slumped over and unresponsive, it could have been fatal. He was admitted to hospital, where he continued to receive his own insulin (Novomix 30) and continued to experience hypos. Eventually his insulin was reduced from 70 units. We have today discovered that his insulin was one of the batches that has been recalled. He has also had serious heart issues this year and i wonder if this too could be related to the continued overdosing of insulin.

I think this is a serious issue and should not be swept under the carpet by manufacturer. What can be done?