Imitrex Injector Instructions

Imitrex is a prescribed, injectable medicine that is used to relieve migraines and its associated symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and sound, by widening the blood vessels in the head. The medicine is administered through a STATdose System kit. This kit comes in a grey carrying case and includes a blue cartridge pack containing two pre-filled syringes of Imitrex medicine and a STATdose Pen used to automatically inject the Imitrex medicine from the syringe cartridge.

Things You'll Need

• STATdose System kit
• Cotton swab
• Rubbing alcohol

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Instructions

• 1

  Administer the Imitrex medicine as soon as the migraine begins.

• 2

  Open the gray carrying case of the STATdose System kit. Notice how the STATdose pen is on the left and the blue cartridge pack is on the right. Take out the blue cartridge pack and reinsert it back into the carrying case until it clicks into place. Close the lid of the carrying case.

• 3

  Open the gray carrying case. Peel the tamper-evident seal from one container of the blue cartridge pack, and open the cartridge lid.

• 4

  Remove the STATdose pen from the left side of the carrying case by grasping it from the top. Insert the pen into the opened portion of the cartridge pack. Turn the pen clockwise until it can no longer turn, and then pull the pen straight out. The STATdose pen is now loaded with medicine and ready to use.

• 5

  Inject the STATdose pen either in the outer thigh or upper arm. Wipe the injection site clean with a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alcohol.

• 6

  Press the STATdose pen against the skin, push the blue button found at the top of the pen and hold the pen against the skin for 5 seconds. After 5 seconds, remove the pen and return the used syringe to the empty side of the cartridge pack by pushing down the STATdose pen inside the cartridge pack and turning it counterclockwise until the pen is released from the syringe cartridge. Remove the STATdose pen from the cartridge pack and close the lid.

• 7

  Place the STATdose pen firmly back into the left side of the carrying case until it clicks. Close the carrying case lid.