Types of Pens
A number of companies make insulin pens including Novo Nordisk, Aventis and Eli Lilly. These companies produce pens for most of their insulins, including NovoLog/NovoRapid, Humalog, Levemir and Lantus.
There are two pen systems: durable and prefilled:
- A durable pen uses a replaceable insulin cartridge. When the insulin cartridge is empty, the empty cartridge is disposed of and a new one is inserted in the pen.
- A prefilled pen is entirely disposable. The pen comes pre-filled with insulin, and when the insulin cartridge or reservoir is empty, the entire unit is discarded.
Most brands of insulin are now available for use in pens, these include:
- NovoLog, NovoRapid and Levemir by Novo Nordisk
- Lantus and Apidra by Sanofi-Aventis
- Humulin and Humalog by Eli Lilly and Company
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