Insulin Pen Devices
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| Insulin Pen (Company) |
Insulin Compatibility | Pen Needle Compatability | Prefilled (disposable single use) |
Replaceable Cartridges (reusable) |
Unit Dose Range (in Units) |
Unit Measurement Increment (in Units) |
Notes |
| Apidra SoloSTAR
(sanofi-aventis) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of insulin glulisine | BD Ultra-Fine pen needles |
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1-80 | 1 | • Dose cannot be dialed past the number of units remaining in the pen | |
| Autopen Classic
(Owen Mumford) |
For use with 3mL insulin cartridges by Eli Lilly and Company and Wockhardt UK | Compatible with most pen needles |
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Model AN3810: 1-21 | Model AN3810: 1 | • Side release button for insulin delivery | |
| Model AN3800: 2-42 | Model AN3800: 2 | ||||||
| Autopen 24
(Owen Mumford) |
For use with 3mL insulin cartridges by sanofi-aventis | Compatible with most pen needles |
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Model AN4210: 1-21 | Model AN4210: 1 | • Side release button for insulin delivery | |
| Model AN4200: 2-42 | Model AN4200: 2 | ||||||
| Humalog KwikPen
(Lilly) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of insulin lispro | BD pen needles |
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1-60 | 1 | • Magnified dosing window
• Audible dosing clicks • Dose can be adjusted backward and forward without wasting insulin |
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| Humalog Mix50/50 KwikPen
(Lilly) |
Contains 3mL (300 Units) of 50% insulin lispro protamine suspension and 50% insulin lispro |
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| Humalog Mix75/25 KwikPen
(Lilly) |
Contains 3mL (300 Units) of 75% insulin lispro protamine suspension and 25% insulin lispro |
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| HumaPen Luxura HD
(Lilly) |
3mL Humalog insulin cartridges by Lilly | BD pen needles |
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1-30 | 0.5 (starting at a minimum of 1) | • Dose can be adjusted backward and forward without wasting insulin | |
| HumaPen Memoir
(Lilly) |
3mL Humalog insulin cartridges by Lilly | BD pen needles |
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1-60 | 1 | • Records the date, time, and amount of previous 16 insulin doses
• Dose can be adjusted backward and forward without wasting insulin |
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| Humulin N Pen
(Lilly) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of NPH human insulin isophane suspension | BD pen needles |
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1-60 | 1 | • Magnified dosing window
• Audible dosing clicks • Dose can be adjusted backward and forward without wasting insulin |
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| Humulin 70/30 Pen
(Lilly) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of 70% human insulin isophane suspension and 30% human insulin |
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| Lantus SoloSTAR
(sanofi-aventis) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of insulin glargine | BD Ultra-Fine pen needles |
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1-80 | 1 | • Dose cannot be dialed past the number of units remaining in the pen | |
| Levemir FlexPen
(Novo Nordisk) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of insulin detemir | NovoFine 30 or 32G Tip pen needles |
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1-60 | 1 | • Large dialing window
• Audible dosing clicks • Dose can be adjusted backward and forward without wasting insulin |
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| NovoLog FlexPen
(Novo Nordisk) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of insulin aspart | NovoFine 30 or 32G Tip pen needles |
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1-60 | 1 | • Large dialing window
• Audible dosing clicks • Dose can be adjusted backward and forward without wasting insulin |
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| NovoLog Mix 70/30 FlexPen
(Novo Nordisk) |
Contains 3mL (300 units) of 70% insulin aspart protamine suspension and 30% insulin aspart |
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| OptiClik
(sanofi-aventis) |
Apidra 3mL insulin cartridges | BD or Ypsomed pen needles |
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1-80 | 1 | • Digital dose displays the number of units of insulin to be used
• Dosage knob locks into place when the entire insulin dose has been delivered • Compatible with screw-on and push-on (click) pen needles |
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(Rev. 11/2012) |
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