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• Check the expiration dates on your test strips and
control solution. It is important to not use the test strips or
control solution if the expiration date printed on the bottle
label and carton has passed. For the control solution do
not use if it has been six months since you fi rst opened the
bottle. It will help to write the six month discard date on the
control solution label.
• For more information about cleaning and disinfecting your
meter or lancing device see:
"FDA Public Health Notifi cation: Use of Fingerstick Devices
on More than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting
Bloodborne Pathogens: Initial Communication" (2010)
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/
AlertsandNotices/ucm224025.html
"CDC Clinical Reminder: Use of Fingerstick Devices
on More than One Person Poses Risk for Transmitting
Bloodborne Pathogens" (2010) http://www.cdc.gov/
injectionsafety/Fingerstick-DevicesBGM.html
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