Reuse of insulin pens puts VA patients at risk

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The Veterans Administration has told western New York members of Congress that more than 700 patients at the Buffalo VA Medical Center may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C because of accidental reuse of insulin pens.

Authorities said there is a "very small risk" for diabetic patients who may have been exposed to the reused insulin pens between Oct. 19, 2010, and November 2012.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/01/13/4544393/nation-and-world-reuse-of-insulin.html
 
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