Forteo 20mcg

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-INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

FORTEO® (for-TAY-o)
teriparatide injection

User Manual

Important: First read the Medication Guide that comes inside your FORTEO carton.

Before you use your new FORTEO delivery device, please read the entire front and back of this User Manual completely. Follow the directions carefully when using the FORTEO delivery device.

Do not share your delivery device or needles because infection or disease can be spread from one person to another.

The FORTEO delivery device contains 28 days of medicine. Throw away the FORTEO delivery device after 28 days, even if it is not completely empty. Do not inject more than one dose of FORTEO in the same day.

Do not transfer FORTEO to a syringe.

Wash your hands before every injection. Prepare the injection site as your healthcare provider instructed.

1 Pull off white cap

Check the FORTEO delivery device label to make sure you have the right medicine and that it has not expired. Do not use if the FORTEO delivery device looks damaged, if the medicine in the cartridge is not clear and colorless, or if it has particles in it.

2 Attach new needle
	Pull off paper tab.	Push needle straight onto medicine cartridge.	Screw on needle clockwise until firmly attached.	Pull off large needle cover and save it.

3 Set dose
	Pull out black injection button until it stops. If you cannot pull out the black injection button see Troubleshooting, Problem E, on back page.	Check to make sure red stripe shows.	Pull off small needle protector and throw away.

4 Inject dose
	Gently hold a fold of skin on your thigh or abdomen and insert needle straight into skin.	Push in black injection button until it stops. Hold it in and count to 5 slowly. You must wait until the count of 5 to make sure you receive the correct dose. Then pull the needle from skin.

IMPORTANT
5 Confirm dose		After completing the injection: Once the needle is removed from the skin, take your thumb off the black injection button. Check to make sure the black injection button is all the way in. If the yellow shaft does not show, you have finished the injection steps the right way.		You should NOT see any of the yellow shaft. If you do and have already injected the medicine, do not inject yourself a second time on the same day. Instead, you MUST reset the FORTEO delivery device (see Troubleshooting, Problem A, on back page).

6 Remove needle
	Put large needle cover on needle. Do not try to put the needle cover back on with your hands.	Unscrew the covered needle all the way by giving the large needle cover 3 to 5 counter-clockwise turns.	Pull off needle and throw away in a puncture-resistant container.	Push white cap back on. Right after use, place FORTEO delivery device in the refrigerator.

For more information, or if you have any questions, turn to the back of this page.