Short answer
Draw your dose with the 21G needle, swap to the 25G needle, inject into your thigh or glute at a 90° angle, and put the needle straight into a sharps container.
Intramuscular means into the muscle. You'll use the injection kit.
- Wash your hands. Wipe the vial top and your injection site with an alcohol pad and let them dry.
- Attach the 21G drawing needle and draw your dose.
- Swap to the 25G injection needle and push out any air.
- Inject into your thigh or glute at a 90° angle.
- Don't recap the needle. Put it straight into your sharps container.
- Use a different spot each time.
Our step-by-step intramuscular guide includes a video.
When to contact us
If redness, warmth, swelling or pain at an injection site lasts more than a few days, message us. If it's an emergency, call 911.