Can you give Depo in the arm?

Can you give Depo in the arm?

You must get it from your primary care or women’s doctor. They give you the injection in either your upper arm or buttock. It can go into a muscle (intramuscular) or under your skin (subcutaneous). Depo-Provera prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation (the release of an egg by your ovaries).

How do you administer the Depo shot?

Inject 150 mg/1mL deeply into the gluteal or deltoid muscle. Shake medication well before use. the preferred site for IM DMPA administration but it can be administered into the deltoid muscle of the upper arm. Do not rub after injection.

How do you inject Depo-Provera at home?

Take the cap off the needle and hold the syringe in your dominant hand. Grab the skin around the injection site with your other hand. Insert the small needle all the way into this skin at about a 45-degree angle. This may feel like a twinge, but will definitely be less painful than a regular Depo shot.

What needle is used for Depo shot?

Prefilled syringes are available packaged with 22-gauge × 1 1/2 inch Terumo® SurGuard™ Needles or with 22 gauge × 1 1/2 inch BD SafetyGlide™ Needles. The use of Depo-Provera CI is contraindicated in the following conditions: Known or suspected pregnancy or as a diagnostic test for pregnancy.

Can a pharmacist give a depo shot?

Women who want to use or are currently using Depo-Provera for contraception will be randomized to receive their next two injections either back at the Planned Parenthood clinic or at a local pharmacy where pharmacists are trained to give injections.

How do you locate the injection sites?

Intramuscular injections are often given in the following areas:

1. Deltoid muscle of the arm. The deltoid muscle is the site most typically used for vaccines.
2. Vastus lateralis muscle of the thigh.
3. Ventrogluteal muscle of the hip.
4. Dorsogluteal muscles of the buttocks.

Can a pharmacist give a Depo shot?

Can patients self administer Depo-Provera?

In one of the studies, 97% of participants reported that it was easy to administer the injection at 12 months, and 87% reported high satisfaction with self-administration at 12 months, which was similar to that for provider-administration (92%) (7).

How big is the needle for the Depo shot?

Where do you inject Depo-subQ?

depo-subQ provera 104 must be given by subcutaneous injection into the anterior thigh or abdomen, once every 3 months (12 to 14 weeks), rotating the sites with every injection. depo-subQ provera 104 is not formulated for intramuscular injection.