Instructions
Injection Instructions:
Assemble supplies
You will need your medication vial, one diabetic (orange capped syringes) syringe, and 2 alcohol swabs.
If needed, diabetic syringes and alcohol swabs can be purchased at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Tractor Supply, Walgreens, etc. Prescriptions are not needed for these supplies. Here are a few links for purchasing supplies online:
https://www.amazon.com/BH-Supplies-Insulin-Syringes-U-100/dp/B08DMYNRYP
https://www.amazon.com/Care-Touch-Sterile-Alcohol-Medium/dp/B06XS38XH6?th=1
https://www.target.com/p/alcohol-swabs-200ct-up-38-up-8482/-/A-75663325
Wash hands & draw up the medication
For injections:
1. When opening a new vial, remove the metal piece on top. Wipe the rubber stopper with an alcohol swab to sterilize it. If you are reusing a vial that was opened previously, wipe the rubber stopper with an alcohol swab to sterilize it.
2. Remove both orange caps from the diabetic syringe, including the orange cap over the syringe plunger and the orange cap over the needle.
3. Place the needle into the center of the rubber stopper on the bottle. Turn the bottle with the needle inserted upside down, Make sure the tip of the needle in is the liquid.
4. Pull the syringe plunger back until the syringe is filled with the appropriate amount of medication needed for your dose.
5. Pull the needle out of the bottle.
Prepare injection site & inject
1. Take an alcohol swab and wipe the skin of the area you would like to inject, normally a spot on the stomach, using a circular motion. Let the area air dry. Inject the needle into the spot and push the plunger of the syringe down to inject the medication. Remove the needle from the area and dispose of the syringe and needle.
2. Place the vial of medication back into your refrigerator for storage. The medication must be stored at 4 degrees Celsius (refrigerated).
Instructional Guide/Videos
The following are some good guides/videos that others have posted for how to inject compounded GLP-1s: