band, and color-coded label. The 5 MIU INTRON A Multidose Pen has a light blue push button, a light blue color-coding band, and color-coded label. The 10 MIU INTRON A Multidose Pen has a pink push button, a pink color-coding band, and color-coded label.
The cap. The cap is used for setting the dose and storing the pen. You will not be able to set the dose or completely close the pen unless you line up the triangle on the cap scale with the dosage indicator on the barrel.
To avoid the possible transmission of disease, do not allow anyone else to use your multidose pen.
Storing INTRON® A Solution Multidose Pen for Injection
INTRON A Solution Multidose Pen for Injection should be stored in the refrigerator between 2° and 8°C (36° and 46°F). Discard any unused INTRON A pen remaining after 4 weeks. DO NOT FREEZE.
How do I prepare for an injection using the INTRON® A Multidose Pen?
1.
Find a well-lit, clean, flat working surface such as a table. Collect the supplies you will need for an injection:
the INTRON A Multidose Pen
two alcohol swabs
a cotton ball or gauze
a puncture-proof disposable container
2.
Before removing the Multidose Pen from the carton, check the date printed on the carton to make sure that the expiration date has not passed. Do not use if the expiration date has passed.
3.
Wash your hands with soap and warm water. It is important to keep your work area, your hands, and injection site clean to minimize the risk of infection.
4.
Remove the Multidose Pen from the carton. Pull the cap off the pen and wipe the rubber membrane with one alcohol swab.
5.
Check the solution inside the pen. The solution should be clear and colorless, without particles. Do not use the INTRON A if the medicine is cloudy, has particles, or is any color besides clear and colorless.
6.
Remove the paper backing from the Novofine® needle by pulling the paper tab. You will see the back of the needle once the paper tab is removed.
7.
Keep the needle in its outer clear needle cap and gently push the Novofine needle straight into the pen's rubber membrane you just cleaned. Screw the needle onto the INTRON A Multidose Pen by turning it clockwise.
8.
With the needle facing up, pull off the outer clear needle cap and set the outer needle cap down on your flat work surface for later use. Next, carefully pull off the white inner needle cap. The needle will now be exposed.
9.
Keep the needle facing up and remove any air bubbles that may be in the reservoir by tapping the reservoir with your finger. If you have any air bubbles, they will rise to the top of the reservoir.
10.
Hold the pen by the barrel and turn the INTRON A reservoir clockwise until you feel it click into place.
11.
Keep the needle facing up and press the push button all the way up. A drop of INTRON A solution should come out of the tip of the needle.
12.
Place the cap back on the INTRON A multidose pen. Make sure you line up the black triangle on the pen cap with the dosage indicator on the pen barrel. The pen is now ready to set the dose.
Setting the dose prescribed by your healthcare provider
13.
Hold the pen horizontally in the middle of the pen barrel so the push button can move freely. With the other hand, hold the Multidose Pen cap.
14.
Set the dose prescribed by your healthcare provider by turning the cap clockwise. With each clockwise turn, the push button will start to rise and you will see the push bu
