Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Lantus SoloSTAR Sanofi-aventis
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Y OUR GUIDE T O THE LANTUS ® SOL O S T AR ® INSULIN PEN FOR T AKING ONCE-D AIL Y , 24-HOUR LANTUS ® . Plea se s ee I mport ant Safe ty Inf orma tion on page 2. Pl ease clic k he re or v isit: htt p:/ / pr oduc ts.sa nofi- av en tis.u s/la ntus /lan tus.
T he syr ing e must not con tai n any oth er med ica tion or r esi due . Y ou sho uld not use Lant us® if y ou ar e all er gic t o insu lin. Lantu s ® is a long -act ing ins uli n yo u inj ect just onc e a da y , at the same ti me eac h da y . Y ou mus t tes t yo ur bloo d sugar le v els while usi ng an ins ulin su ch a s L antu s.
Injection button 4 Pen cap Pen needle (not included) Pen body Outer needle cap Inner needle cap Needle Prot ective seal Insulin reserv oir Dose window Dosage knob Rubber seal GETTING T O KNO W LANTUS .
1. Wipe the rubber seal on the pen body with an alcohol s wab. 2. Remo ve the pr otectiv e seal from a new ne ed l e. Th e La n tu s ® S ol oS t ar ® pe n w o rk s with Becton Dickinson (BD ) Ultr a-Fine™ needles. Use a sterile ne w needle for each injection to pr ev ent contamination and block ed needles.
4. Hold the pen with the needle pointing upw ard. 5. T ap the insulin reserv oir to mak e any air bubbles rise up to war d the needle. 6. Press the injection butt on all the wa y in. Check to see if insulin c omes out of the needle tip. If insulin does not come out, repeat the t est until it does.
10 Choose an injection area Pick an area of y our body to inject: either the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm. Once y ou choose an ar ea, clean the skin with rubbing alcohol. 1. After y our safety test, mak e sure the dose window r eads “0” . 2. Select your r equired dose .
Re mo v e the nee dle aft er eac h i njec tion an d st or e the Lan tus ® Sol oSt ar ® pen wit hout a nee dle att ach ed. Thi s w ill help pr e v ent c onta mina tio n, inf ecti on, air in the ins uli n r eser v oir , and ins uli n le aks. 1. Re pla c e the o ut er n eed le ca p .
14 Once y ou use a pen: • Don’t refriger ate it. • Y ou can continue to use it f or up to 28 da ys. • Stor e it safely at room t emper ature but not higher than 86°F . • Don’t leav e it any where it might o v erheat, such as a windo wsill or a car park ed in su nl ig h t .
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