How do I inject Ozempic?

Same day weekly: pick a day you will remember; any time of day works, with or without meals.
New needle every time: reuse dulls the tip, hurts more, and raises infection risk.
Hold for the 6 count: pulling out early means an incomplete dose.
Rotate sites: use a different spot each week within the same body region.
Sharps container only: needles never go loose into household trash.

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Ozempic is injected under the skin once a week, on the same day each week, at any time of day, with or without food. Here is the label's core sequence. Wash your hands. Pull off the pen cap and check that the liquid is clear and colorless. Take a new needle, remove the paper tab, push it straight onto the pen, and twist until tight. Before the first use with each new pen, check the flow: dial to the flow-check symbol, hold the pen needle-up, and press until a drop appears. Then dial your prescribed dose. Choose your site: stomach area, thigh, or upper arm. Wipe the skin with an alcohol swab and let it dry. Insert the needle, press the dose button and hold it, watching the dose counter until it returns to 0, then count slowly to 6 before pulling the needle out, so you get the full dose. Remove the needle and put it straight into a sharps container, never back in household trash loose. Recap the pen. Never share pens or needles, even with a needle change. Your prescriber or pharmacist should demonstrate the first injection in person; ask for that walkthrough if nobody offered.

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