Humulin 70/30 Caution For Usage

Special precautions for disposal and other handling: Do not reuse needles. Dispose of the needle in a responsible manner. Needles and pens must not be shared. Cartridges and vials can be used until empty, then properly discard. Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.
Instructions for use and handling: Cartridge: A suspension for injection in a 3 ml cartridge to be used with a CE marked pen as recommended in the information provided by the device manufacturer.
Preparing a Dose: Cartridges containing Humulin 70/30 formulation should be rolled in the palms of the hands ten times and inverted 180° ten times immediately before use to resuspend the insulin until it appears uniform cloudy or milky. If not, repeat the above procedure until contents are mixed. Cartridges contain a small glass bead to assist mixing. Do not shake vigorously as this may cause frothing, which may interfere with the correct measurement of the dose.
The cartridges should be examined frequently and should not be used if clumps of material are present or if solid white particles stick to the bottom or wall of the cartridge, giving a frosted appearance.
The cartridges are not designed to allow any other insulin to be mixed in the cartridge.
Cartridges are not designed to be refilled.
The manufacturer's instructions with each individual pen must be followed for loading the cartridge, attaching the needle and administering the insulin injection.
Injecting a Dose: Inject the correct dose of insulin.
Use of the injection sites should be rotated so that the same is not used more than approximately once a month.
Vial: A suspension for injection in a 10 ml vial to be used in conjunction with an appropriate syringe (100 IU/ml markings).
a) Preparing a dose: Vials containing Humulin 70/30 formulation should be rotated several times in the palms of the hands before use to completely resuspend the insulin, until it appears uniformly cloudy or milky. If not, repeat the above procedure until contents are mixed.
Do not shake vigorously as this may cause frothing, which may interfere with the correct measurement of the dose.
The vials should be examined frequently and should not be used if clumps of material are present or if solid white particles stick to the bottom or wall of the vial, giving a frosted appearance.
Prepare the syringe prior to injection, as directed by the doctor or diabetes specialist nurse.
Use an insulin syringe marked for the strength of insulin being administered.
b) Injecting a dose: Inject the correct dose of insulin, as directed by the doctor or diabetes specialist nurse. Use of the injection sites should be rotated so that the same is not used more than approximately once a month.
Incompatibilities: Humulin preparations should not be mixed with insulins produced by other manufacturers or with animal insulin preparations.