BASAGLAR KwikPen - Preparing for Injection; Supplies Needed for Injection; Pen Preparation Steps

• Dose Knob: Light grey with green ring on the end
• Labels: Light grey with green color bars
• BASAGLAR KwikPen
• KwikPen compatible Needle (Becton, Dickinson and Company Pen Needles recommended)
• Alcohol swab
• Wash your hands with soap and water.
• Check the Pen to make sure you are taking the right type of insulin. This is especially important if you use
more than 1 type of insulin.
• Do not use your Pen past the expiration date printed on the Label or for more than 28 days after you first
start using the Pen.
• Always use a new needle for each injection to help prevent infections and blocked needles. Do not reuse
or share your needles with other people. You may give other people a serious infection or get a
serious infection from them.
Step 2:
• Check the liquid in the Pen.
BASAGLAR should look clear and colorless. Do not
use if it is cloudy, colored, or has particles or clumps
in it.
Supplies
needed
to
give
your
injection:
Preparing
your
Pen
Step
1:
• Pull the Pen Cap straight off.
- Do not remove the Pen Label.
• Wipe the Rubber Seal with an alcohol swab.
Step
3:
• Select a new Needle.
• Pull off the Paper Tab from the Outer Needle
Shield.
Step
4:
• Push the capped Needle straight onto the Pen
and twist the Needle on until it is tight.
Step
5:
• Pull off the Outer Needle Shield. Do not throw it
away.
• Pull off the Inner Needle Shield and throw it
away.