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PATIENT FACT SHEET -  HOW TO USE FLEXPEN

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For direct distribution by Healthcare Professionals to users prescribed Novo Nordisk devices only.

Needle

Paper tab

Outer 

needle cap

Inner 

needle cap

NovoFine

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 Needles

Outer 

needle cap

Inner 

needle cap Needle

Paper tab

4mm 32G

4mm 32G

6mm 32G Tip

8mm 30G

6mm & 8mm

Attaching a NovoFine

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 needle

Preparing for injection

Remove paper tab from a 
NovoFine

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 needle. Attach 

needle on to FlexPen

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so that it is straight and 
secure.

Pull off the outer needle 
cap. Keep it to remove 
the needle from the pen 
after injection.
Pull off the inner needle 
cap and dispose of it. 

Check the label to make 
sure that your FlexPen

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contains the correct type 
of insulin. 
Pull off the pen cap.
If you are using a cloudy 
insulin mix it before use 
(instructions overleaf).

Turn the dose selector to 
2 units.

Hold your FlexPen

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 with 

the NovoFine

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 needle 

pointing upwards. Tap 
the cartridge gently with 
your finger a few times 
to make any air bubbles 
collect at the top of the 
cartridge.

Keep the NovoFine

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needle upwards and press 
the push-button all the 
way in. The dose selector 
should return to 0. 
A drop of insulin should 
appear at the needle 
tip. If not, change  the 
NovoFine

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 needle and 

repeat the procedure 
no more than 6 times. 
If a drop still does not 
appear, you must use a 
new FlexPen

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.

Turn the dose selector to 
select the number of units 
you need to inject. The 
dose can be corrected by 
turning  the dose selector 
in either direction until the 
correct dose lines up with 
the white pointer.

Note:

 When turning the 

dose selector, be careful 
not to push the push-
button as insulin will 
come out.

Push the needle into the 
skin, then press the dose 
button until you feel or 
hear a click and the dose 
indicator lines up with 0.
Only push the push-
button when injecting 
and not before.

Keep the push-button 
fully pushed in after the 
injection. 
Leave the needle under 
the skin for 6 seconds 
and then remove it.

To remove the NovoFine

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needle simply guide the 
needle into the outer 
needle cap. 
When the needle is 
covered, carefully push 
the outer needle cap 
completely on and 
unscrew the needle. 
Dispose of the NovoFine

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needle carefully into a 
sharps container and put 
the pen cap back on.

Checking the insulin flow (Priming)

Priming (Cont.)

Setting the dose

Administering the injection 

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6

2

7

3

8

4

9

5

10

2 units selected

Six seconds

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FlexPen

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 is designed for use with NovoFine

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 needles.

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Pen image shown is for solution 
insulin. 

• 

Suspension (cloudy) insulin 
contains a glass ball inside the 
cartridge.

Pointer

Pen cap

Cartridge

Residual 

scale

Dose 

selector

Push-

button

FlexPen

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