How to apply GLP-1 medication (Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, Liraglutide)

Preparing your injection: #

Gather your supplies:

1. Remove the sterile cap from the top of the vial of GLP and wipe it with an alcohol swab.
2. Remove the plunger from the end of the syringe as well as the cap from the front of the needle.
3. Puncture the top of the vial and pull back on the plunger, drawing up the medication to the prescribed amount.
4. If not ready to immediately inject, slide the needle into an open cap to reduce needle stick risk and refrigerate.

Choosing the injection site: #

Choose a subcutaneous site such as:

• Abdominal wall fat
• The thigh
• The back of the arm

Injecting #

• Clean the area up to two times with an alcohol swab, starting from the middle and going outward in a circular direction.
• Remove the cap from the tip of the syringe.
• Pinch a large area of skin making sure that your fingers are far enough apart so that you don’t accidentally stick yourself.
• Grab the skin, insert the needle, pull back on the syringe to make sure you’re not injecting into a blood vessel, and then push the medication in.
• Discard the syringe immediately into a sharps container.
• Wipe with an alcohol swab over injection area in case of bleeding and then apply a bandage.

Make sure to place the medication vial back into the refrigerator.