Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 hi carrie my pharmacy sends the one inch needs along with the xolair for me as well. we generally replace them with 5/8 inch needles instead. the RN called the pharmacy once and asked for smaller needles, which they sent for a while, and now i'm back to getting the long ones. i guess she needs to call them again and request smaller ones. hope you're doing well!!! heather <carrie72583@...> wrote: Hi Pat, I thought I would pick on your clinical expertise for a bit. My Canadian-made injection kits have 1 inch sub cue needles. My Xolair nurse and I find them a bit long and have been substituting with the shorter ones you described. Is that ok??? __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos..ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 They should be 25G 5/8 " . Length is important to get the Xolair under the skin in the subcutaneous tissue (fatty tissue) not into a muscle. Intra-muscular shots are 1 to 1 1/2 " needles depending on the size of the person. Pat __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Thanks !!! Between Novartis, the third party injection company (aptly named Xhale) and my pharmacy, getting them to change the needle size will be like moving a boulder up a hill (what is that parable about the guy pushing a boulder that keeps falling on top of him?). Although, when I wanted to change pharmacies, it only took them a month... __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos..ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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