Humira pen vs syringe

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Avatar f tn You can also continue to draw the insulin out of the pen needle using a syringe, if you have one, and injecting the correct amount. The pharmacy that dispensed the pen should be able to help you with a replacement pen, if you decide to go that option.
Avatar m tn Which Part D insurance plan has the best coverage and cost factor for the humira pen. I dose 40 mg every other week.
739070 tn?1338603402 I am not crazy about the new pen - its more painful and seems to be bruising more. I am getting scabs too since I am bleeding more with the shots. I hate injecting myself though so I will deal with it until BG12 comes out (though I am not convinced that's the direction for me either since I have NO side affects with Avonex.
947967 tn?1325346253 I had a problem with a pen once and I called the Schering Plough 800 number and they sent me out another pen. Luckily I had 3 left so it wasn't an emergency. I did however, lie about what had happened to the shot. I told them that I couldn't see any fluid in the window. A few people talked to me and I felt really bad for lying but I had actually forgotten to take off the top cap off so when I pressed the button the shot kinda petered out of the tube at the top.
Avatar f tn Can your Mother not do the syringe herself? Personally, if you're injecting someone else i would go for the middle of the upper arm. Pinch the skin between your thumb and index finger next to it, and put the syringe in at a 45degree angle. That insure that you don't have to put force on the needle to get it in, it'll glide under the skin. There's nothing to worry about, you can see veins through the skin, and arteries are way to deep. They make the needle length for a reason..
Avatar f tn Lulu--I used to take humira, which is a TNF inhibitor like Enbrel. One of the rare side effects of both humira and enbrel is the development of MS or MS-like symptoms. I didn't pay enough attention to the warning because it seemed so remote and happened so rarely. However, it happened to me. If what I have is MS, the doctor isn't sure whether the humira caused it, or if I would've gotten MS anyway, but the humira hurried the process along.
Avatar f tn t think it is appropriate to be switching needles on the same syringe/pen that is used with multiple patients. It just looks bad and apparently this had been going on for over 2 years. That "accidental reuse" doesn't look like accidental to me. It looks like it was their standard procedure.
5625068 tn?1371156181 now need to decide on a medication and have been giving the chose between the infusion and giving myself shots. My doctors seems to be leaning toward Humira shots. The idea of giving myself shots for the rest of my life is very overwhelming. My mother gives herself shots, and wants the infusion, but cannot because she would have to change medicines and her Embrel is working so the Dr. wont switch her. Does anybody have any insight to which is better.
410850 tn?1229178711 I don’t know if this helps any, but it’s not possible to ‘pull back’ on pen delivery devices, such as PEG-Intron’s ready pen, or any of the currently available insulin pen devices. It’s really difficult to mess these injections up—as long as it gets under your skin and stays there, you’re good to go :o).
Avatar f tn Just got. Call to say the pegysis ready pen is on recall. Anyone else run into this problem?
Avatar m tn I am diabetic using an insulin pen (not a syringe). A few hours after I started the treatment, I gave myself an insulin injection. I was traveling and didn't have a new needle, so I used the one I used before and left on the pen. It was more than 4 hours that i used this old needle on my insulin pen. Sorry, that was stupid. Say I was actually infected, would that mean I am having a 2nd exposure by my own possible infected blood, thus ruining my PEP?
Avatar m tn My nurse assured me she wasn't the least concerned about it. In ten years of running clinical trials involving IFN, she's never seen an issue yet related to "hitting a vein" other than a bruised area. She told me the chance of hitting a sizeable vein in a fatty area is between infinitesimal and none. As to the syringe vs. pen, I never really though about it. I do, however, tend to like things that don't hide their workings.
1140169 tn?1370185076 I switched to the Auto injector a few months ago but kinda was used to the syringe and kind of miss it...I was used to the syringe and can find the auto injector sometimes big and clumsey but adjusting and sticking to it...side effects managble and pretty much none if I take my Aleve/Advil before My last MRI showed no changes so I am stable. So pretty good i guess.. I am so glad you have not had any bad relapses and things are good. I hope you contniue to do well...
Avatar f tn he thinks that i will get some help from humira and i am to start that this week. i have done searches but only find info on humira induced lupus, nothing about treating lupus with humira. is anyone on here taking humira for lupus? any advise would be greatly appreciated. thanks!!
Avatar f tn t mind, for those who injected all alone for first time, who used the syringe and who used the redi-pen? I would think the redi-pen might be easier to use, but seems like it would hurt... Thanks again!!
Avatar n tn Your son is on the Lantus pen I did not know they came in a pen in the US.I take Lantus and my doctor is telling me that they do not come in a pen in the US only in Europe.I was on a different type of insulin 30/70 and it just did not work for me and that was a pen now I am back on the needle and I do not like it and never will I take the Lantus with the needle.
956292 tn?1334054869 Hey all...Just wanted to throw this out there. I am on Avonex and started the Avonex pen about 2 months ago..I noticed my last shot I bruised up. I bruised one time before with syringe.. Is bruising sometimes common when injecting??? Should I worry? Darn it I thought I had this down pat.
Avatar m tn By removing the packaging you are also removing any barrier to help protect your ready pen and making it easier for germs and bacteria to infect your ready pen. I agree the boxes are bigger than they need to be but I'm not will to risk infecting my needle to get around that problem however unlikely that might be.
Avatar m tn I have been a diabetic 40 years (Type 1), and started on Lantis about a year ago, replacing NPH for my basal insulin (I also take Humalog with a pen). I injected Lantis with a syringe, and as I never had a problem with NPH when it sometimes entered a vessel, I did not draw back before injecting. The result, when I hit a vessel in my leg, was a drop in blood suger from 180 to 30 in 1/2 hour!
Avatar n tn In the clinic i used the same pen touched the doors, sat on a seat which might have been used by hiv patients and my im scared what if there was a pin or syringe i sat on or touched? and what about the pen which i used? what is my hiv risk from this? 4. MY FINAL QUESTION IS THAT 7 years ago i was young me and my friend were fooling around im not sure if he dipped or not if he did dipped it maybe for a second because i didnt let him penetrate me because it hurted? what would be my risk?
422104 tn?1209763904 Ok, heres one for anybody out there. Has anyone tried the Enbrel, had no luck with it and gone on to either the Remicade or Humira and gotten results? It's a beautiful day here in the NE and the pup is telling me it's time to get out there! Make it a good day everyone and I will check in later today. Sue & Casey, ha ha!
Avatar f tn I have a play pen and the crib, at night she sleeps in my bed I just couldn't leave her in her room by herself in the crib; and the play pen I tried the first couple of nights to have her co-sleep with us in her play pen but I was just too worried that something could happen and I wouldn't hear her. So now she sleeps with us and I love it.
Avatar m tn m not infected。This hospital is specialized in the treatment of HIV。The doctor wearing protective clothing and gloves and He gave me a medical record card。Prior to this, Prior to this, he checked AIDS patient ward。He touch his computer、pen and my medical record card。Gloves have no visible blood,but My fingers have a crusted wound。My hand touched the skin around the eye of a needle。I want to know, the virus will from my medical record cardto me。