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Featuring patented automatic dual-protection shields on both ends of the needle, it helps prevent needlestick exposure and injury during injection and disposal. Conveniently, the BD AutoShield Duo™ pen needle is compatible with widely available diabetes and weightloss medication pens What is an insulin / weightloss pen? Insulin/ weightloss pe
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Featuring patented automatic dual-protection shields on both ends of the needle, it helps prevent needlestick exposure and injury during injection and disposal. Conveniently, the BD AutoShield Duo™ pen needle is compatible with widely available diabetes and weightloss medication pens What is an insulin / weightloss pen? Insulin/ weightloss pens are the size and shape of a large marker. They carry insulin/ Saxenda/ Ozempic in a self-contained cartridge. Insulin/ Saxenda/ Ozempic pens are easy to use and growing in popularity. Some people use insulin / Saxenda/ Ozempic pens for all of their injections, while others carry them when they are on the go and rely on less expensive and more versatile insulin syringes when they need to do the following: Mix different insulins. Take an insulin that is not available in a pen. Inject at home. Insulin/ Saxenda/ Ozempic pens are used with pen needles that are sold separately. A new pen needle should be used for each injection. Which BD pen needle sizes are available? BD currently offers 4-mm x 32-G, 5-mm x 31-G, 8-mm x 31-G, and 12.7-mm x 29-G pen needles. Recommendations on insulin delivery published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings state the following: "The shortest needles (currently, the 4-mm pen and 6-mm syringe needles)* are safe, effective and less painful and should be the first-line choice in all patient categories." Therefore, BD recommends that pen needle patients upgrade to the BD Nano 4mm pen needle. What is PentaPoint Comfort, and what benefits does it provide? BD pen needles with PentaPoint Comfort is a BD pen needle innovation that has a five-bevel needle tip. While other brands only provide three bevels, PentaPoint Comfort delivers five bevels that create a flatter, thinner surface designed to penetrate the skin with significantly greater ease and enable a more comfortable and easier injection. Why did BD decide to introduce BD pen needles with BD PentaPoint Comfort? BD is always looking for ways to better address its customer's unmet needs. Since minimizing pain during injection is an area of great concern for patients, BD developed BD PentaPoint Comfort to provide a less painful and more comfortable injection experience. In a clinical trial, the five-bevel needle tip was perceived as less painful and preferred by patients following home use with their usual injections. What are bevels on pen needles? Bevels are angled edges at the needle tip that create a sharp point and facilitate penetration into the skin. With an increased number of bevels, a pen needle can more easily enter the skin and thereby, increase comfort as well as reduce pain for patients. Standard pen needles have only three bevels.2 BD pen needles with PentaPoint Comfort technology are the first and only pen needles with five bevels for a more comfortable injection experience. Is PentaPoint Comfort on pen needles and syringes? Currently, PentaPoint Comfort is only available on BD pen needles, not on BD insulin syringes. What BD pen needle sizes feature PentaPoint Comfort? BD offers PentaPoint Comfort only on 31-G and 32-G BD pen needles in 4-mm, 5-mm and 8-mm lengths. How does the penetration of PentaPoint Comfort compare to other pen needles, and how does this penetration improve the patient injection experience? BD pen needles with PentaPoint Comfort require 23% less force to be inserted. Because it requires less penetration force, the pen needle is designed to enter the body more easily and smoothly, and therefore, it provides a more comfortable and less painful injection experience.2 What is the BD AutoShield Duo pen needle? The BD AutoShield Duo pen needle is a safety-engineered pen needle incorporating BD needle technology, providing the following features: Is touching the back end of a used pen needle safe? With proper handling, the back end of the needle would not normally be touched. What safety pen needle sizes does BD offer? The BD AutoShield Duo pen needle covers both ends of the needle, so needlephobia is reduced. The BD AutoShield Duo pen needle is the only dual-ended safety-engineered pen needle available in the 5-mm length.
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