side the container.
When your sharps disposal container is almost full, you will need to follow your community guidelines for the right way to dispose of your sharps disposal container. There may be local or state laws about how to throw away syringes and needles. For more information about safe sharps disposal, and for specific information about sharps disposal in the state that you live in, go to the FDA's website at: http://www.fda.gov/safesharpsdisposal.
Do not dispose of your sharps disposal container in your household trash unless your community guidelines permit this. Do not recycle your sharps disposal container.
If you have any questions, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Keep STELARA and all medicines out of the reach of children.
Prefilled Syringe Manufactured by:
Janssen Biotech, Inc., Horsham, PA 19044, US License No. 1864 at Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions, Bloomington, IN 47403 and at Cilag AG, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
This Instructions for Use has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Issued 09/2016
© Janssen Biotech, Inc. 2012
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
STELARA (stel ar' a)
(ustekinumab)
Injection, for subcutaneous use
Instructions for injecting STELARA from a vial.
Read this Instructions for Use before you start using STELARA. Your doctor or nurse should show you how to prepare, measure your dose, and give your injection of STELARA the right way.
If you cannot give yourself the injection:
ask your doctor or nurse to help you, or
ask someone who has been trained by a doctor or nurse to give your injections.
Do not try to inject STELARA yourself until you have been shown how to inject STELARA by your doctor, nurse or health professional.
Important information:
Before you start, check the carton to make sure that it is the right dose. You will have either 45 mg or 90 mg as prescribed by your doctor.
If your dose is 45 mg you will receive one 45 mg vial.
If your dose is 90 mg, you will receive two 45 mg vials and you will need to give yourself two injections, one right after the other.
Check the expiration date on the vial and carton. If the expiration date has passed, do not use it. If the expiration date has passed, call your doctor or pharmacist, or call 1-800-JANSSEN (1-800-526-7736) for help.
Check the vial for any particles or discoloration. Your vial should look clear and colorless to light yellow with few white particles.
Do not use if it is frozen, discolored, cloudy or has large particles. Get a new vial.
Do not shake the vial at any time. Shaking your vial may damage your STELARA medicine. If your vial has been shaken, do not use it. Get a new vial.
Do not use a STELARA vial more than one time, even if there is medicine left in the vial. Throw away any unused STELARA after you give your injection.
Safely throw away (dispose of) STELARA vials after use.
Do not re-use syringes or needles. See "STEP 6: DISPOSE OF NEEDLES AND SYRINGES."
To avoid needle-stick injuries, do not recap needles.
Gather the supplies you will need to prepare STELARA and to give your injection. (See FIGURE A)
You will need:
a syringe with the needle attached, provided by your pharmacy
antiseptic wipes
cotton balls or gauze pads
adhesive bandage
your prescribed dose of STELARA
FDA-cleared sharps disposal container. See "STEP 6: DISPOSE OF NEEDLES AND SYRINGES."
Figure A
Figure A
Step 1: Prepare the injection.
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