Reconstitution &
subcutaneous injection

Wash and dry your hands. Clean both rubber stoppers with separate alcohol swabs and let them air-dry fully.

Open a new sterile syringe. Draw the exact prescribed amount of diluent without touching the needle or connections.

Introduce the diluent slowly down the inside wall of the powder vial. Do not direct a forceful stream straight onto the powder.

Gently roll or swirl until homogeneous. Do not shake. Do not use if particles, flakes or unexpected discolouration remain.

Label the date and concentration. Store exactly as instructed and protect from light when required. Do not freeze unless specifically directed.

Inspect the reconstituted solution. Prepare a new sterile empty 3 mL cartridge, 3 mL syringe, vent needle, alcohol swabs and sharps container.

Clean the vial stopper, allow it to dry and draw the calculated amount of clear solution into the new sterile 3 mL syringe. Do not touch the needle or connections.

Keep the empty cartridge upright and insert the new sterile vent needle through the rubber septum as directed for that cartridge. Do not damage the plunger.

Insert the needle of the filled 3 mL syringe through the same septum beside the vent needle. Confirm that both needles are straight and stable.

Fill slowly to the prescribed volume while displaced air can escape through the vent needle. Stop if there is leakage, resistance, foam or unexpected air bubbles.

Remove the syringe and vent needle. Check clarity, volume, closure and air bubbles; label and store according to the product and cartridge instructions. Discard sharps immediately and safely.

Prepare a new insulin syringe, vial, alcohol swab, gauze and sharps container. Visually inspect the solution.

Clean the rubber stopper again and allow it to dry. Use a new sterile needle and syringe every time the vial is entered.

Draw the prescribed dose. Check the scale and clear air according to the instructions for your syringe.

Select a suitable subcutaneous area such as the abdomen or thigh, avoid irritated skin and rotate sites. Clean and let dry.

Gently pinch a skin fold if instructed and inject at the angle and with the technique you were taught. Never force the needle.

Withdraw calmly, apply gauze if needed and do not rub. Immediately discard the needle and syringe in a sharps container.

Check the pen, product, clarity, expiry and prescribed dose. Prepare one new sealed pen needle and a sharps container.

Remove the paper tab and align the pen needle straight with the connector. Keep the large outer protective cap fully fitted over the pen needle.

With the outer protective cap still on, push and turn the pen needle straight onto the pen until secure. Do not cross-thread or overtighten.

Remove the large outer cap and then the small inner cap. Prime only as directed in the specific pen manual.

Turn the dose selector until only the prescribed number of units is displayed correctly in the dose window. Recheck the window before injection.

Inject into a cleaned, rotated subcutaneous site and hold the button for the time specified by the pen manual.

As directed by the pen manual, carefully replace the large outer cap, use it to remove the pen needle and discard it immediately in a sharps container. Store the pen without a needle attached.