How to Inject Ozempic

Taking a medication orally is really no big deal, although for people with a particularly voluminous gullet and a propensity for gulping, a pill or tablet may throw them off and it ends up going down the wrong way. The potential risks with misadministration of injections are a much more serious matter and much more likely to occur if the recipient doesn’t know what they’re doing.

Here in 2024, so many people are using Ozempic for weight loss, and if your doctor has approved you to start on Ozempic, you will need to know how to inject Ozempic.

The specifics for how to use an Ozempic pen are fairly straightforward, and you do have some options for where to inject Ozempic. This is the point where a lot of people will insert the plump rump joke, but we are choosing not to do that as we want to take a more professional approach to using Ozempic safely, and it doesn’t go into the buttocks anyway.

You’ll need to do it once a week and, like anything, once you’ve done it a handful of times you’ll have it memorized and won’t need to reference this blog again.

Being safe is certainly important with how to inject Ozempic and maybe more so considering that it is also possible to overdose on Ozempic. We can’t stress strongly enough that it is so important to only take any medication at the dosage and frequency indicated in your prescription.

This applies to weight loss medications too, so remember that Ozempic is only to be injected ONCE every week. No more frequently than that, even if you feel your rump is super plump right now.

Proper Method

Here is the proper method for how to inject Ozempic. First, wash your hands with soap and water and pat them dry. Next, check the pen and make sure the Semaglutide liquid in it is clear and colorless. If not, don’t use it. You’ll then need to attach a new needle, and this is done by tearing off the paper tab and pushing and turning the needle until it’s tightly attached.

You’ll now proceed to turn the dose counter on the pen to show the flow check symbol at zero. Dial the pen to the correct dose. This is the end of the first stage with how to inject the Ozempic pen.

Your options for where to inject Ozempic are the abdomen, upper arm, or thigh. Moving along with how to inject Ozempic, you will pinch the skin at the chosen injection site and then insert the needle into the skin.

Once the dose counter reaches 0, you should count to 6 slowly before removing the needle to ensure the entire dose has been delivered. After the injection, carefully cover the needle with the outer cap that was saved earlier and remove the needle. Dispose of it in a sharps container.