m the plunger to avoid pushing the plunger before you are ready to inject.
Do not remove the needle cap until right before you inject.
Do not pull the cap off while holding the syringe by the plunger. Always hold by the body of the syringe.
Do not let the needle touch any surface.
Do not remove any air bubbles from the syringe.
Do not put the needle cap back onto the syringe.
Step 7. Insert the needle
Instructions for Use - Figure 8
Hold the syringe in 1 hand.
Hold the skin around at the injection site as your healthcare provider has instructed you. You should either gently pinch the skin at the injection site or give the injection without pinching the skin.
Slowly insert the entire needle into the chosen injection site at a 90° angle until fully inserted.
Do not hold the syringe by the plunger or push against the plunger to insert the needle.
Step 8. Start the injection
Instructions for Use - Figure 9
Slowly and firmly push the plunger all the way down until the medicine is injected. Make sure the needle stays fully inserted in the injection site while you are injecting the medicine.
It is important to fully push the plunger all the way down.
Your syringe may make a click sound as you push the plunger down. This is normal. This does not mean that the injection is finished.
The plunger can feel stiffer towards the end of the injection. You may need to press a little harder on the plunger to make sure you have pushed it as far as it will go.
Do not let go of the plunger.
Step 9. Push the plunger down
Instructions for Use - Figure 10
Push firmly on the plunger at the end of the injection. Hold the plunger fully down and wait for 5 seconds. If you let go of the plunger too quickly, you may lose some of the medicine.
The plunger will start to lift automatically which means that the plunger has been pushed fully down.
Press down again if the plunger does not start to lift automatically.
Step 10. Complete the injection
Instructions for Use - Figure 11
Slowly lift up on the plunger and let the safety spring push the plunger up automatically.
The needle should now be retracted safely inside the syringe, and the safety mechanism spring visible on the outside of the plunger.
When the plunger comes to a stop, your injection is complete.
If the plunger does not rise up automatically when you release the pressure, it means the safety spring did not activate and you should push the plunger again but harder.
Throw away the cap and syringe into the puncture-resistant (sharps) container right away (See section - “DISPOSE OF THE USED SYRINGE”).
Do not pull the plunger up by hand. Lift the whole syringe straight up.
Do not try to replace the cap on the retracted needle.
Do not rub the injection site.
Disposal and care
Dispose of the used syringe
Instructions for Use - Figure 12
Put the used TEGSEDI prefilled syringe in a FDA-cleared sharps disposal container right away after use. Do not throw away (dispose of) the TEGSEDI prefilled syringe in your household trash.
If you do not have a FDA-cleared sharps disposal container, you may use a household container that is:
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made of heavy-duty plastic,
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can be closed with a tight-fitting, puncture-resistant lid, without sharps being able to come out,
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upright and stable during use,
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leak-resistant, and
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properly labelled to warn of hazardous waste inside the container.
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