WEIGHT LOSS · GUIDES
Your first dose, done right.
Everything between opening the box and your first injection — storage, timing, and the four-minute technique. Reviewed by our prescriber.
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Fridge first
Store at 2–8°C until first use
Pick a dose day
Same day weekly — most choose a quiet morning
Check the label
Your name, your dose — if anything's off, contact us
Wash & site
Clean hands, dry skin: stomach or thigh
Missed the hold, bent the needle, not sure it went in?
Don't inject a second dose. Use the live chat at yourmedicals.co.uk or call 0116 507 0486 — the team will tell you exactly what to do next.
The injection, step by step
1 · Prep the pen
Cap off, check the liquid
2 · Attach & prime
Dial or click — per pen type
3 · Choose the site
Stomach ≥5cm from navel, or thigh
4 · Inject
90°, press, hold and count
5 · Dispose
Sharps bin — lid on, done
What the first days feel like
Appetite quietens first — food noise drops before anything shows on the scale. Mild nausea is common and usually settles; smaller meals, slower eating and more water help. Anything severe or persistent isn't normal — that's a call to 111.
Read the side-effect guide →Fair questions
Can I inject in the evening?
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What if the pen was left out of the fridge?
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Which day should I pick?
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Does it hurt?
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What if I'm too anxious to self-inject?
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