Nurses Experience Needlestick Injuries With Evenity Syringe Needle: Errors Risk Transmission of Blood-Borne Pathogens, Including HBV, HCV, HIV, to Health Care Providers, Patients.

Alternatively, companies can make prefilled syringes available without an affixed needle, so that a safety needle can be placed on the syringe before use. The needles on romosozumab syringes lack a safety device; they are not retractable or even removable, so the nurse was unable to change the needle to one that has a safety guard. [Extracted from the article]