Stelara (ustekinumab) is a brand-name prescription drug approved to treat Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. You should always administer Stelara according ...

If you take Zepbound, a doctor or another healthcare professional will likely give you the first dose in their office. Then, they’ll show you or someone else how to inject Zepbound at home. You can ...

Mounjaro is a prescription injection that can be used to help manage blood sugar levels in adults and some children with type 2 diabetes. It can be administered as an injection under the skin in your ...

Wegovy is administered once weekly on the same day each week through subcutaneous injection into the thigh, abdomen, or upper arm, with sites rotated to prevent skin irritation. Proper injection ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist taken as a once-weekly ...

It’s common to feel nervous (and maybe even spaced out) when your doctor demonstrates how to inject yourself with glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists (GLP-1s). The thought of self-injection often causes ...

Subcutaneous (subQ or SQ) injections are shots given in the fatty tissue layer (subcutaneous fat) under your skin. Your skin has many layers, and the subcutaneous layer is beneath the epidermis and ...