Insulin-related medication errors
The most common insulin-related medication errors are:
Insulin passports were introduced to address these errors and enable safety checks when prescribing and dispensing to ensure the correct insulin product is prescribed and dispensed, as well as to function as alert cards that can be easily carried by patients or their carers.
Pharmacy teams can support patients by checking they have an insulin passport, that its contents are current, and that patients know how to describe their insulin products.