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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 Ozempic®. It covers essential preparation, syringe handling, and injection techniques to ensure a safe and effective experience. Follow these simple steps to properly administer Ozempic® and care for the injection site afterward.

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water.

Gather your supplies. You will typically need your pre-filled injection pen and alcohol pads.

Choose your injection site. Injections can be done on:

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

Clean your chosen 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. You will typically need your pre-filled injection pen and alcohol pads.
3. Choose your injection site. Injections can be done on:
 - Abdomen (avoid the 2-inch area directly around the belly button)
 - Thigh
 - Upper arm
4. Clean your chosen injection site with an alcohol pad and let it air dry.

Attach a new needle by removing the paper tab and twisting the needle onto the pen until tight. Remove both needle caps.

Check the flow by turning the dose selector to the flow-check symbol. Press and hold the dose button until the dose counter returns to 0, ensuring a drop appears at the needle tip.

Select your dose by turning the dose selector to the prescribed dose (0.25 mg or 0.5 mg for the red pen, 1 mg for the blue pen, 2 mg for the yellow pen).

Pinch the skin at your injection site.

Inject your dose by inserting the needle and pressing the dose button. Hold it down until the dose counter reaches 0. Slowly count to 6, then remove the needle.

1. Attach a new needle by removing the paper tab and twisting the needle onto the pen until tight. Remove both needle caps.
2. Check the flow by turning the dose selector to the flow-check symbol. Press and hold the dose button until the dose counter returns to 0, ensuring a drop appears at the needle tip.
3. Select your dose by turning the dose selector to the prescribed dose (0.25 mg or 0.5 mg for the red pen, 1 mg for the blue pen, 2 mg for the yellow pen).
4. Pinch the skin at your injection site.
5. Inject your dose by inserting the needle and pressing the dose button. Hold it down until the dose counter reaches 0. Slowly count to 6, then remove the needle.

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

Replace the pen cap and store the pen as directed.

Apply a bandage to the injection site if needed. Watch for 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 directed.
3. Apply a bandage to the injection site if needed. Watch for 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 Ozempic®

Getting Ready to Use

Administering the Injection

Providing Aftercare

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