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Prefilled insulin pens (KwikPen®)
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How should patients throw away the KwikPen?
Patients should remove the needle and dispose of pre-filled pens in accordance with the policies for waste disposal. Patients should discard used needles in a sharps container with a secure lid.
Can the KwikPen be refilled?
Empty pens must not be re-filled and must be properly discarded.1-4
How should patients dispose of the needles?
Patients should1-4
- put used needles in a closable, puncture-resistant sharps container
- not throw needles directly into their household waste
- not recycle the filled sharps container, and
- ask their healthcare professional about options to dispose of the sharps container properly.
- Eli Lilly and Company does not supply sharps containers.
These directions are not intended to replace local, healthcare professional or institutional policies.
How should patients dispose of the pen?
Patients should remove the needle and discard the Kwikpen in the household waste unless their local regulations and policies for waste disposal differ.5
KwikPens are not recyclable.5
Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.6-12
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 KwikPen13
- Humalog 200 units/mL KwikPen14
- Humulin I 100 units/mL KwikPen3
- Humulin M3 100 units/mL KwikPen3
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL KwikPen4
- Lyumjev 200 units/mL KwikPen15
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL Junior KwikPen16
For further information about a specific pre-filled pen, please refer to the corresponding user manual, patient leaflet and summary of product characteristcs.
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.
3Humulin® 100 IU/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly and Company Limited, United Kingdom.
4Lyumjev® 100 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
5Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
6Abasaglar [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
7Humalog Mix25 [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
8Humalog [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
9Humalog Mix50 [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
10Humulin I [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly and Company Limited, Hampshire.
11Humulin M3 [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
12Lyumjev [summary of product characteristics]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
13Humalog® 100 units/ml Junior KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
14Humalog® 200 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
15Lyumjev® 200 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
16Lyumjev® 100 units/ml Junior KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
Date of Last Review: 16 May 2025