Drug Safety Bulletin: Insulin in Neonatal Units
April 2026
The National Neonatal Drug Safety Group has been involved in developing two pieces of guidance regarding insulin:
- Laboratory handling of insulin requests in the investigation of hypoglycaemia
- GIRFT Neonatology: Guide to safe insulin use
Drug Safety Bulletin January 2025
- Position statement on iv infusions.
- Standardised infusions for neonates <2kg.
- Safety alert: reporting burns relating to chlorhexidine.
