Safety

Key benefits of using a pre-filled syringe instead of drawing up syringe from glass ampoules.

Safety of injectable medicine is not only a concern for the patients but also for healthcare professionals.

Aguettant pre-filled syringes help reducing the risk of medication errors in the drug preparation process ⁽⁴⁾

Patients

• Decreased time period between acute episode and drug administration
• Reduce the risk of healthcare associated contamination:
  • Less preparation steps prior to administration > less risk of microbial contamination ^{(2, 9)},
  • No risk of glass particles as found in self drawn syringe from glass ampoule ^{(10, 11)}
    • The infusion of glass microparticles may result in pulmonary silicosis and nodular fibrosis of the liver, spleen and small bowel (animal studies) ⁽¹¹⁾
• Sterility guaranteed until the drug is injected to the patient

Healthcare Professionals

• No glass cuts and needle-stick injuries
  • more than 2 million needlestick injuries per year ⁽¹¹⁾
  • 26% of anaesthesiologists reported scars on their hands from opening glass ampoules ⁽¹¹⁾
• Reduction of the risk of work-related accidents:
  • Skin lesions can represent a high infection risk as they may be gateways for bacteria and viruses, such as hepatitis B and C or HIV infections ^{(10, 11)}
• No need to prepare emergency drugs in advance allowing more time for direct patient care ⁽¹⁷⁾
  • Pre-filled syringe reduces syringe preparation time at least by 50% ^(12,13)