Lilly Adds Bar Codes To Unit-Of-Use Insulin Vials
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Bar codes on individual vials of Humulin and Humalog aim to decrease medication errors in the hospital setting, Lilly says. Products using vials or pens and cartridges, such as Forteo, ReoPro and Xigris, are being modified to include bar codes.
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