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Prioritize safety when administering injections at home. Ideally, a healthcare professional should administer the injection. Self-administration should only be done under the guidance and approval of your healthcare provider. Always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions when taking your prescription.

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This quick guide provides step-by-step instructions for self-administering Wegovy®. It covers essential preparation, syringe handling, and injection techniques to ensure a safe and effective experience. Follow these steps to properly administer Wegovy® and care for the injection site afterward.

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water.

Gather your supplies. This typically includes your pre-filled injection pen and alcohol pads.

Choose your injection site. Possible areas include:

- Abdomen (avoid the 2-inch area directly around the belly button)
- Thigh
- Upper arm

Clean the selected injection site with an alcohol pad and let it air dry.

1. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water.
2. Gather your supplies. This typically includes your pre-filled injection pen and alcohol pads.
3. Choose your injection site. Possible areas include:
 - Abdomen (avoid the 2-inch area directly around the belly button)
 - Thigh
 - Upper arm
4. Clean the selected injection site with an alcohol pad and let it air dry.

To prepare and use your Wegovy® pre-filled pen, follow these steps:

Remove the pen cap by pulling it straight off.

Pinch the skin at your chosen injection site.

Position the pen straight against your skin, making sure you can see the pen window.

Start the injection by pressing the pen firmly against your skin. Keep holding it in place for about 10 seconds.

- First click: The injection begins, and the yellow bar will start moving in the pen window.
- Second click: The injection is still in progress.

Finish the injection: Keep the pen pressed against your skin until the yellow bar stops moving.

Remove the pen by slowly lifting it away from your skin.

1. Remove the pen cap by pulling it straight off.
2. Pinch the skin at your chosen injection site.
3. Position the pen straight against your skin, making sure you can see the pen window.
4. Start the injection by pressing the pen firmly against your skin. Keep holding it in place for about 10 seconds.
 - First click: The injection begins, and the yellow bar will start moving in the pen window.
 - Second click: The injection is still in progress.
5. Finish the injection: Keep the pen pressed against your skin until the yellow bar stops moving.
6. Remove the pen by slowly lifting it away from your skin.

Note: The yellow bar will not completely fill the window. If the yellow bar doesn’t move, press the pen more firmly against your skin.

Remove the needle carefully and discard it in a sharps container.

Replace the pen cap and store the pen as instructed.

Apply a bandage to the injection site if needed. Monitor the area for any signs of redness, swelling, or infection.

1. Remove the needle carefully and discard it in a sharps container.
2. Replace the pen cap and store the pen as instructed.
3. Apply a bandage to the injection site if needed. Monitor the area for any signs of redness, swelling, or infection.

Single-use needle: Do not reuse or share needles.

No attached needle storage: Do not store the pen with the needle attached.

Pen safety: If the pen is damaged, frozen, exposed to light or temperatures above 86°F (30°C), or left unrefrigerated for more than 28 days, dispose of it and use a new one.

Follow guidelines: Always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions when administering injections at home.

- Single-use needle: Do not reuse or share needles.
- No attached needle storage: Do not store the pen with the needle attached.
- Pen safety: If the pen is damaged, frozen, exposed to light or temperatures above 86°F (30°C), or left unrefrigerated for more than 28 days, dispose of it and use a new one.
- Follow guidelines: Always follow your healthcare provider’s instructions when administering injections at home.

A Guide on Self-Administering Wegovy®

Getting Ready to Use

Administering the Injection

Providing Aftercare

Take Note

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