A prefilled syringe is a syringe that comes with medication inside. Your healthcare provider will show you how to give yourself the injection. How you store your prefilled syringes depends on the medication inside them. Most medications are stored at room temperature, but some need to be kept in the refrigerator. Your healthcare provider will tell you how to store your syringes. If you have questions about how to store or carry your prefilled syringes when you travel, talk with your healthcare provider.
If the medication inside a syringe freezes, put the syringe near the front of the refrigerator or on the shelves inside the refrigerator door so it can thaw. Call your healthcare provider for further instructions.
If you have another, use that one instead. Then, contact your healthcare provider or pharmacist to tell them. You may be able to bring the full syringe to your pharmacy so they can replace it.
Choose an injection site place on your body to give the injection where you can pinch a 1 to 2-inch 2. If your healthcare provider tells you to use a certain injection site, follow their instructions.
Give the injection in a different area each time. Injecting in the same spot each time will make scar tissue form. The PH range is 5. Each prefilled syringe contains the following concentration of heparin sodium:. Please take a minute to complete the request form or call to contact a B. Braun representative. Thank you. This link is provided strictly for information sharing purposes. Braun Medical Inc. Or use an alcohol wipe. Allow the skin to dry before giving the shot.
After all the medicine is in, leave the needle in for 5 seconds. Pull the needle out at the same angle it went in. Put the syringe down and press the shot site with a piece of gauze for a few seconds. Do not rub. If it bleeds or oozes, hold it longer. Throw away the needle and syringe in a safe hard container sharps container. Close the container, and keep it safely away from children and animals. Never reuse needles or syringes.
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How to give a heparin shot. Your doctor prescribed a medicine called heparin. It has to be given as a shot at home. To get prepared: Gather your supplies: heparin, needles, syringes, alcohol wipes, medicine record, and container for used needles and syringes. If you have a pre-filled syringe, make sure you have the right medicine at the right dose.
Do not remove the air bubbles unless you have too much medicine in the syringe. Skip the section on "Filling the Syringe" and go to "Giving the Shot. Filling the Syringe. Follow these steps to fill the syringe with heparin: Wash your hands with soap and water, and dry them well.
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