How to Take Mounjaro

Starting your journey with Mounjaro is an important step toward achieving your health and weight management goals. Whether you’re using Mounjaro to help manage your diabetes, support weight loss, or improve your overall well-being, it’s crucial to ensure that you’re administering the medication correctly.

Proper use of Mounjaro not only maximises its effectiveness but also helps minimise potential side effects, ensuring you get the best possible results from your treatment. As you begin your journey, taking the time to understand how to use the Mounjaro KwikPen properly will empower you to stay on track with your treatment plan and achieve the outcomes you’re aiming for.

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Step 1: Wash your hands with soap and water.

Step 2: Pull the pen cap straight off. And inspect the pen and label.
Do not use if:

• the medication name or dose strength does not match your prescription.
• the pen is expired (EXP) or looks damaged.
• the medication has been frozen, has particles, is cloudy, or is discoloured.

Please note: Mounjaro should be colourless to slightly yellow.

Step 3: Wipe the red inner seal with a swab.

Step 4: Select a new pen needle. Always use a new pen needle for each injection to help prevent infections and blocked needles. Pull off the paper tab from the outer needle shield.

Step 5: Push the capped pen needle straight onto the pen and twist the pen needle on until it is tight.

Step 6: Pull off the outer needle shield and keep it. This will be reused. Then pull off the inner needle shield and Put it in your household bin.

Step 7: Slowly turn the dose knob until you hear 2 clicks and the extended line is shown in the dose window. This is the prime position. It can be corrected by turning the dose knob in either direction until the prime position lines up to the dose indicator.

Step 8: Hold your pen with the needle pointing up. Tap the cartridge holder gently to collect air bubbles at the top.

Step 9: Release some medicine into the air by pushing the dose knob in until it stops, then slowly count to 5 while holding the dose knob. The icon must be shown in the dose window. Do not inject into your body. Priming removes air from the cartridge and makes sure that your pen is working correctly. Your pen has been primed if a small amount of medicine comes out of the tip of the pen needle.

Step 10: Choose an injection site. You or another person can inject the medicine in your thigh or stomach (abdomen) at least 5 centimetres from the belly button. Change (rotate) your injection site each week. You may use the same area of your body but be sure to choose a different injection site in that area.