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Originator: National Patient Safety Alert - MHRA

Issue date: 26-May-2022 12:51:30

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Action category: Action

Title: NovoRapid PumpCart in the Roche Accu-Chek Inight insulin pump: risk of insulin leakage causing hyperglycaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis

Broadcast content:

The MHRA continues to receive serious reports of harm associated with insulin leakage for the NovoRapid PumpCart prefilled insulin cartridge in the Accu-Chek Insight Insulin pump. In some patients, there were serious consequences arising from inadequate supply of insulin, including diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).

Although the manufacturer Roche Diabetes Care (RDC) has implemented a number of risk minimisation strategies to reduce the incidence of these events, the impact of these is inconclusive and we are taking further action to protect patients.



Additional information: NHS England and NHS Improvement Regional Offices: please cascade this alert to Community pharmacy

Alert reference: NatPSA/2022/004/MHRA

Action underway deadline: 30-May-2022

Action complete deadline: 26-Nov-2022

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