Ready to start your journey with medical weight loss in Winter Garden? Horizons OBGYN & Aesthetics offers the expertise, treatments, and ongoing counseling to support lasting results. If you’ve elected to use tirzepatide or semaglutide injections as part of your weight loss plan, we’re sharing the at-home injection instructions you need to administer your medication.
How to Administer At-Home Injections
While self-administering injections isn’t overly complicated, it can feel daunting at first. Before you start your weight loss plan, we make sure you’re comfortable giving yourself tirzepatide or semaglutide injections at home by providing in-person instructions. Whether you’re prepping for your first appointment or just reviewing the steps, this resource is here to help.
Medical Weight Loss Injection Steps
1. Gather your supplies.
- Alcohol wipe
- Vial of semaglutide or tirzepatide (stored in fridge)
- Syringe
2. Wash your hands and clean the injection site.
- Wash your hands for a minimum of 20 seconds, scrubbing the palms, backs, fingers, and under your nails.
- Use the alcohol wipe to clean your chosen injection site, which can be your stomach, thigh, or the back of your upper arm.
- It’s recommended to use a different injection site each time to reduce irritation.
- Allow the area to dry before moving on.
3. Draw up the medication.
- Begin by opening the vial of semaglutide or tirzepatide and removing the needle cap.
- Next, insert the needle into the middle of the rubber stopper and turn the vial and syringe upside down, making sure they stay connected.
- With the needle tip in the liquid, pull the plunger down past your prescribed dose. Then, push up to the dosage line to remove any bubbles.
- When you’ve got the right amount of liquid inside, remove the entire syringe from the vial.
4. Inject the weight loss medication.
- Pinch your chosen injection site with your thumb and forefinger, and ready the syringe.
- Position the needle perpendicular to your skin, and insert it between your 2 fingers.
- Push the plunger rod down steadily until it hits the bottom, and carefully remove the syringe.
- Dispose of the needle in a sharps container.
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