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- Page 1 User Manual Read this manual carefully before you use your Novolin-Pen® 4...
- Page 2 Inside this cover you will find a manual even if you have used diagram with the names of the Novolin-Pen® 4 or other Novo Nordisk different parts of Novolin-Pen® 4. Insulin Delivery Device before. Leave it unfolded when following the...
- Page 3 Pen cap Penfill® cartridge holder Cartridge scale Cartridge window (Residual scale) Mechanical part Dose Piston rod head button Piston rod Display Dose indicator LOT number Penfill® 3 mL insulin cartridge NovoFine® 6 mm S and (example) 8 mm S disposable needles White Colour- Colour-...
- Page 4 Penfill® 3 mL insulin cartridges (referred to in this manual as Penfill® cartridges) and NovoFine® disposable needles. Novolin-Pen®, Penfill®, NovoFine® and S are trademarks owned by Novo Nordisk A/S and used by Novo Nordisk Canada Inc., under licence.
- Page 5 Index Insulin Penfill® cartridge Caring for... 26 Cartridge scale 16 Cartridge disposal 19 Cleaning procedure 26 Checking insulin flow 9 Colour-coded cap 6 Cloudy looking insulin 7, 17 Cracks in cartridge 6 Display Mixing insulin 7, 17 Inserting a cartridge 6 Reading the display 9 No insulin appears 20 Insulin left in cartridge 16...
- Page 6 Getting started Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 Checking the insulin flow (priming) Selecting your dose Making your injection Changing the Penfill® When the cartridge is nearly empty cartridge Replacing a used cartridge What to do if… Storage and handling Caring for your Cleaning and maintenance Novolin-Pen®...
- Page 7 Getting started I Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 Pull off the cap. Unscrew Novolin-Pen® 4.
- Page 8 Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 I Getting started Return the piston rod, if it is not already returned, by pressing the piston rod head in until it stops and looks like illustration A. The piston rod head will not come out unless the Penfill®...
- Page 9 Getting started I Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 Take a new Penfill® cartridge. Always make sure that you are using the correct type of insulin. On the cartridge there is a colour-coded cap and a label with a colour-coded band. Each colour represents a unique type of insulin Colour- and the displayed colour is an example only.
- Page 10 Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 I Getting started Screw Novolin-Pen® 4 together. Before each injection, inspect the Penfill® cartridge If it contains an insulin suspension (cloudy looking insulin) you must always mix (resuspend) it. Please, refer to the leaflet in the Penfill®...
- Page 11 Getting started I Preparing your Novolin-Pen® 4 Pull off the outer needle cap and keep it. You will need it to safely remove and dispose of the used needle. Carefully remove the inner needle cap and dispose of it. A droplet of insulin may appear at the needle tip.
- Page 12 Checking the insulin flow (priming) Checking the insulin flow (priming) Always check the insulin flow before each injection. Make sure that a NovoFine® disposable needle is attached. Pull out the dose button, if it is not already pulled out. Turn the dose button to select: 4 units with a new Penfill®...
- Page 13 Checking the insulin flow (priming) Hold your Novolin-Pen® 4 with the needle pointing upwards. Tap the Penfill® cartridge holder gently with your finger a few times to raise any air bubbles to the top of the cartridge.
- Page 14 Checking the insulin flow (priming) Press the dose button completely in, until you hear or feel a click. The display will return to 0. A drop of insulin must appear at the needle tip. Drop of insulin If this is not the case, repeat steps 2 to 5 until (example) a drop of insulin appears at the needle tip.
- Page 15 Selecting your dose Selecting your dose Pull out the dose button, if it is not already pulled out. Select the number of units you need to inject by turning the dose button until your required dose lines up with the dose indicator. The odd units are shown as lines only.
- Page 16 Making your injection Making your injection Follow the injection technique recommended by your healthcare professional. To inject, press the dose button completely in, until you hear or feel a click. Leave the NovoFine® needle under the skin for at least 6 seconds. This ensures that the selected insulin dose is delivered.
- Page 17 Making your injection Withdraw the needle. You have completed your injection and the selected insulin dose has been delivered. The display will show 0. After you have withdrawn the needle, a few droplets of insulin may appear at the needle tip.
- Page 18 Making your injection Immediately after the injection: Carefully replace the outer needle cap onto the needle. Do not replace the inner needle cap before unscrewing the needle. Hold the cartridge holder and unscrew the needle. Dispose of the needle properly as instructed by your healthcare professional.
- Page 19 Changing the Penfill® cartridge I When the cartridge is nearly empty When the cartridge is nearly empty The cartridge scale on the Penfill® cartridge holder shows the approximate number of insulin units left in the cartridge as in illustration A. Do not use the cartridge scale to measure the amount of insulin to be injected.
- Page 20 When the cartridge is nearly empty I Changing the Penfill® cartridge Insulin suspension (cloudy looking insulin): Do not try to inject an insulin suspension (cloudy looking insulin) if the rubber stopper is below the white line on the cartridge holder as in illustration C.
- Page 21 Changing the Penfill® cartridge I When the cartridge is nearly empty If you need more insulin than the amount left in the Penfill® cartridge, you can either: Divide your dose into two injections: Inject the insulin left in the cartridge, making a note of the number of units you inject.
- Page 22 Replacing a used cartridge I Changing the Penfill® cartridge Replacing a used cartridge Unscrew the NovoFine® disposable needle and dispose of it properly as instructed by your healthcare professional. Unscrew Novolin-Pen® 4. Take out the cartridge to be replaced and dispose of it properly.
- Page 23 What to do if… What to do if… Here are the answers to some questions you might ask when using your Novolin-Pen® 4. Question Answer No insulin appears The needle may be blocked. at the needle tip Continue priming until a droplet of insulin appears. when I check the If no insulin appears change to a new needle.
- Page 24 What to do if… Question Answer The dose button The needle may be blocked. stops during the You did not receive the selected dose of insulin. injection, before 0 To complete your dose you must inject the remaining lines up with the number of units as described below: dose indicator.
- Page 25 What to do if… Question Answer I turn the dose This is normal. button but my Always press the dose button to inject the insulin. Novolin-Pen® 4 Turning the dose button will not inject insulin. does not release any insulin. When selecting a You have not pulled out the dose button before turning it.
- Page 26 What to do if… Question Answer When selecting Either, you are trying to select more units of insulin than a dose the dose are left in the cartridge or you are trying to select a dose button stops before larger than 60 units. I have selected the If you need more than the number of units left in the required number of...
- Page 27 What to do if… Question Answer I dropped my You must carry out a function check by following Novolin-Pen® 4. the instructions below: Check that the Penfill® cartridge is intact, e.g. no cracks (see the leaflet in the Penfill® cartridge carton). I am not sure that Make sure that Novolin-Pen®...
- Page 28 Caring for your Novolin-Pen® 4 Caring for your Novolin-Pen® 4 Keep your Novolin-Pen® 4 in the case supplied, whenever possible. Storage and handling In the case you can also keep: Novolin-Pen® 4 is designed to work - an extra Novolin-Pen® 4 accurately and safely.
- Page 29 Cleaning and maintenance If you find that your Novolin-Pen® 4 is Novolin-Pen® 4 does not require any faulty, Novo Nordisk Canada will replace maintenance except cleaning. it if you return your Novolin-Pen® 4 to You can clean your Novolin-Pen® 4...
- Page 30 © Novo Nordisk A/S 2005 / October 2006 For information contact: Novo Nordisk Canada Inc. Medical Services 300-2680 Skymark Avenue Mississauga, ON, L4W 5L6 1 800 465-4334 www.novonordisk.ca 8-4253-32-001-2...
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