Important - Novo Nordisk NovoPen 3 PenMate Instruction Manual

NDA 19-938/S-037
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IMPORTANT

Keep the NovoPen 3 PenMate system away from areas where temperatures
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may get too hot or too cold such as in a car or in a refrigerator.
Once the PenFill cartridge is punctured (in use) inside the NovoPen 3 PenMate
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system, it should be kept at room temperature (below 86
of time stated in the storage information section of the "Information For The
Patient" leaflet supplied with the 3 mL PenFill cartridges.
Make sure that the piston rod is not sticking out before you screw together the
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barrel of the NovoPen device and the NovoPen 3 PenMate. (see steps 5 to 6).
Always screw the mechanical section of the NovoPen device and NovoPen 3
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PenMate tightly together.
Before each injection, make sure that you are using the correct type of insulin
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PenFill cartridge.
Always clear air bubbles with the needle pointing up before each injection (see
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step 14).
With NovoPen 3 PenMate system, it is possible to select a dose which is larger
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than the number of units left in the 3 mL PenFill cartridge. Before you inject,
always check on the insulin scale window that there is enough insulin left in the
PenFill cartridge for your dose.
After the injection, always make sure that the dose indicator window is back to
zero (0). If not, you did not receive your full dose of insulin. See step 25.
Do not use the insulin scale on the NovoPen 3 PenMate system to measure the
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amount of insulin to be injected.
Before an injection, always check the dose indicator window to make sure you
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have dialed the correct number of units.
After an injection, make sure that NovoPen 3 PenMate system delivered your
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full dose by making sure that the control line is at the top of the insulin scale and
that the insulin has been injected (see page 15)."
Take the needle off NovoPen 3 PenMate system right after each injection
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by carefully replacing the outer needle cap on the needle and turn counter-
clockwise . If you do not remove the needle, temperature changes may cause
NNPI submission date: 5/17/05
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F [30 C]) for the length