When it comes to handling medications, proper storage is a critical step in protecting their safety and efficacy. Ozempic, like many injectable medications, is sensitive to high and low temperatures, as well as light.
To ensure safety and effectiveness, it is important to follow the following guidelines when storing and transporting Ozempic. Always speak to your healthcare provider for more specific advice.
Refrigerating Ozempic
Ozempic is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medication that improves blood sugar levels and helps people with type 2 diabetes lose weight. It comes in a prefilled, disposable pen that delivers an injection of 0.5 mg or 1mg once weekly.
Once a patient has received the first dose of their pen, they can store it in the refrigerator between 36degF to 46degF or at room temperature between 59degF to 86degF for up to 56 days. After this time, the ozempic pen should be discarded because it has reached its expiration date.
Because of its temperature sensitive properties, ozempic should be kept cool and in a medical-grade container. Stainless steel containers are an ideal choice for storing ozempic, as they come in many different sizes and are designed with rounded sides to make handling easier.
Transporting Ozempic
Ozempic is a medication that needs to be refrigerated to keep it effective. It should be stored in a refrigerator between 36degF and 46degF (2degC – 8degC) or at room temperature below 86degF (30degC).
If you’re traveling and taking ozempic, make sure to pack it with care. You should also make sure to carry it in a medical-grade travel cooler, as this will help you ensure its safety while you’re on your journey.
You should always speak with your healthcare provider for advise on how to transport and store ozempic. This is especially important if you’re planning to travel to warm destinations, where your Ozempic injection pen could be exposed to extreme temperatures.
Ozempic Storage
Ozempic is a medication that helps people with Type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels. It’s part of a group of drugs called GLP-1 medications, which work by stimulating insulin release and decreasing glucagon release.
This can help your body absorb glucose more slowly, so you don’t have as much blood sugar at any given time and may also lower your appetite. It’s important to remember, though, that you should make dietary changes along with using Ozempic to help keep your blood sugar levels under control.
Unused Ozempic pens can be kept in the refrigerator (36degF to 46degF or 2degC to 8degC) until they expire, but after that you should throw them away even if they have some medicine left inside. You should also dispose of any unused Ozempic that has been frozen, as the solution will break down and cannot regain its original efficiency.
Ozempic Disposal
Ozempic is a sulfonylurea (SU) medication that is used with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. It is not a cure for diabetes, but it does help control symptoms and aid weight loss.
Your healthcare provider will teach you how to inject this medicine. It’s a quick and easy process that will be a part of your daily routine as you begin to use this medication.
The Ozempic pen has a dose selector with different dosing options such as 0.25, 0.5, 1, or 2. After the dose counter shows 0, count slowly to six before you remove the needle from your skin.
The used pen should be disposed of immediately in an FDA-cleared sharps disposal container. This should be a puncture-resistant container that keeps your used needles out of the household trash.