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How Should Forteo Injections Be Administered?

my wife has just started taking Forteo injections for her osteoporosis, bone replacement. Today is only the second day for the injection and i have a question, concerning removing the needle from the medicine cartridge (syringe). When i unscrewed the needle from the cartridge, I don t know if I was too forceful, because the plastic collar came out with the needle itself. Is that the way it should be? I.e, when I prepare a new injection tomorrow, will there be another plastic collar around the needle, so that I can screw the new needle into the cartridge? Does this happen each time? Thank you for your help.
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Forteo should be administered as a subcutaneous injection into the thigh or abdominal wall. There are no data available on the safety or efficacy of intravenous or intramuscular injection of Forteo.
Common side effects of Forteo include nausea, joint aches, pain, leg cramps, and injection site reactions including injection site pain, swelling and bruising. Still have queries please feel free to ask.

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How Should Forteo Injections Be Administered?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Forteo should be administered as a subcutaneous injection into the thigh or abdominal wall. There are no data available on the safety or efficacy of intravenous or intramuscular injection of Forteo. Common side effects of Forteo include nausea, joint aches, pain, leg cramps, and injection site reactions including injection site pain, swelling and bruising. Still have queries please feel free to ask. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.