PATIENT FACT SHEET - HOW TO USE FLEXPEN
®
For direct distribution by Healthcare Professionals to users prescribed Novo Nordisk devices only.
Needle
Paper tab
Outer
needle cap
Inner
needle cap
NovoFine
®
Needles
Outer
needle cap
Inner
needle cap Needle
Paper tab
4mm 32G
4mm 32G
6mm 32G Tip
8mm 30G
6mm & 8mm
Attaching a NovoFine
®
needle
Preparing for injection
Remove paper tab from a
NovoFine
®
needle. Attach
needle on to FlexPen
®
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
®
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
®
with
the NovoFine
®
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
®
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
®
needle and
repeat the procedure
no more than 6 times.
If a drop still does not
appear, you must use a
new FlexPen
®
.
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
®
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
®
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
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
10
2 units selected
Six seconds
•
FlexPen
®
is designed for use with NovoFine
®
needles.
•
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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