Pergoveris Patient Counseling Information

If you administer Pergoveris to yourself, please carefully read the following instructions: Wash your hands. It is important that your hands and the items you use be as clean as possible.
Assemble and lay out on a clean surface everything you need: one vial containing Pergoveris powder, one solvent vial, two alcohol swabs, one syringe, one needle for reconstitution and a fine bore needle for subcutaneous injection, sharp container.
Remove the protective cap from the solvent vial. Attach the reconstitution needle to the syringe and draw up some air into the syringe by pulling the plunger to approximately the 1 ml mark. Then, insert the needle into the vial, push the plunger to expel the air, turn the vial upside down and gently draw up all the solvent. Set the syringe down carefully on the work-surface taking care not to touch the needle.
Prepare the injection solution: Remove the protective cap from the Pergoveris powder vial, pick up your syringe and slowly inject the solvent into the vial of powder. Swirl gently without removing the syringe. Do not shake. After the powder has dissolved (which usually occurs immediately), check that the resulting solution is clear and does not contain any particles. Turn the vial upside down, gently draw the solution back into the syringe.
Change the needle for the fine bore needle and remove any air bubbles: If you see air bubbles in the syringe, hold the syringe with the needle pointing upwards and gently flick the syringe until all the air collects at the top. Push the plunger until the air bubbles are gone.
Immediately inject the solution: Your doctor or nurse will have already advised you where to inject (e.g. tummy, front of thigh). Wipe the chosen area with an alcohol swab. Firmly pinch the skin together and insert the needle at a 45° to 90° angle using a dart-like motion. Inject under the skin, as you were taught. Do not inject directly into a vein. Inject the solution by pushing gently on the plunger. Take as much time as you need to inject all the solution. Immediately withdraw the needle and clean the skin with an alcohol swab using a circular motion.
Dispose of all used items: Once you have finished your injection, immediately discard all needles and empty glass containers in the sharp container provided. Any unused solution must be discarded.