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Prefilled insulin pens (KwikPen®, Tempo Pen®)
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How should patients dispose of the KwikPen® or the Tempo Pen®?
Any unused medicinal product or waste material should be disposed of in accordance with local requirements.
Can the KwikPen or the Tempo Pen be refilled?
Empty pens must not be re-filled and must be properly discarded.1
How should patients throw away the pens and needles?
Patients should1
- put used needles in a closable, puncture-resistant sharps container
- not recycle the filled sharps container, and
- ask their healthcare professional about options to dispose of the pens and sharps container properly.
These directions are not intended to replace local, healthcare professional or institutional policies.
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 KwikPen2
- Abasaglar 100 units/mL Tempo Pen3
- Humalog 100 units/mL KwikPen4
- Humalog Mix25 100 units/mL KwikPen4
- Humalog Mix50 100 units/mL KwikPen4
- Humalog 100 units/mL Junior KwikPen5
- Humalog 200 units/mL KwikPen6
- Humalog 100 units/mL Tempo Pen7
- Humulin I 100 units/mL KwikPen8
- Humulin M3 100 units/mL KwikPen8
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL KwikPen9
- Lyumjev 200 units/mL KwikPen10
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL Junior KwikPen11
- Lyumjev 100 units/mL Tempo Pen12
For further information about a specific pre-filled pen, please refer to the corresponding user manual, patient leaflet and summary of product characteristcs.
References
1Data on file, Eli Lilly and Company and/or one of its subsidiaries.
2Abasaglar 100 units/mL KwikPen [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
3Abasaglar 100 units/mL Tempo Pen [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
4Humalog® 100 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
5Humalog® 100 units/ml Junior KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
6Humalog® 200 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
7Humalog® 100 units/ml Tempo Pen [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
8Humulin® 100 IU/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly and Company Limited, United Kingdom.
9Lyumjev® 100 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
10Lyumjev® 200 units/ml KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
11Lyumjev® 100 units/ml Junior KwikPen® [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
12Lyumjev® 100 units/ml Tempo Pen [instructions for use]. Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands.
Date of Last Review: 28 September 2022