Article: Do this immediately after you remove the needle. Avoid throwing the syringe away in the trash. Place the sharps container up high and away from children and pets. If you are using a homemade sharps container, like a milk jug, tape it closed and put it directly in the trash. It is alright if there is a small amount of blood or fluid at the injection site. Place the cotton ball or gauze against the injection site and hold it there for 10 seconds. Contact your pharmacist if there is too much bleeding, or if the bleeding will not stop after you remove the pen or syringe. In a notebook, write down the date and time of the injection. Also write down exactly where you injected the medication. For your next injection, choose a site that is at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from the last injection site.  Alternate between your stomach and thigh for injection sites. After 2 weeks, you can reuse an injection site.

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Throw the pen or syringe away in a sharps container. Hold the cotton ball against the injection site for 10 seconds. Make a note of when and where you injected the medication.