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Prefilled insulin pens (KwikPen®)
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How should patients manage blood on their skin after a Lilly insulin KwikPen® injection?
If there is blood after the needle is removed from the skin, patients should press the injection site lightly with a piece of gauze or swab and should not rub the area.
Which pens does this information apply to?
This information applies to all of Eli Lilly and Company's pre-filled pens:
- Abasaglar 100 units/mL KwikPen1
- Humalog 100 units/mL KwikPen2
- Humalog Mix25 100 units/mL KwikPen2
- Humalog Mix50 100 units/mL KwikPen2
- Humalog 100 units/mL Junior KwikPen3
- Humalog 200 units/mL KwikPen4
- Humulin I 100 units/mL KwikPen5
- Humulin M3 100 units/mL KwikPen5
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL KwikPen6
- Lyumjev 200 units/mL KwikPen7
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL Junior KwikPen8
For further information about a specific pre-filled pen, please refer to the corresponding user manual, patient leaflet and summary of product characteristics.
References
1Abasaglar 100 units/mL KwikPen [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
2Humalog® 100 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
3Humalog® 100 units/ml Junior KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
4Humalog® 200 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
5Humulin® 100 IU/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly and Company Limited, United Kingdom.
6Lyumjev® 100 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
7Lyumjev® 200 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
8Lyumjev® 100 units/ml Junior KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
Date of Last Review: 28 September 2022