Alcohol or not?

[John316]

Hi all,

I take two prescribed injectable medicines.

The one I take other than ZEPBOUND actually comes with alcohol swabs to wipe the injection area. And the instructions say to swab the area before injection.

I don’t think that the instructions that come with ZEPBOUND say to wipe the area where I intend to inject prior to the injection.

Why is that?

 

[Nikki nik]

Hi all,

I take two prescribed injectable medicines.

The one I take other than ZEPBOUND actually comes with alcohol swabs to wipe the injection area. And the instructions say to swab the area before injection.

I don’t think that the instructions that come with ZEPBOUND say to wipe the area where I intend to inject prior to the injection.

Why is that?

Always cleanse first!

 

[SmokeySquid]

The alcohol wipes (or just cotton balls and isopropyl) are so cheap I can't think of any legitimate reason not to use them on everything when injecting.

 

[mostlydamp]

Always use alcohol. The instructions may not specify it because it's just always done.