Learn How to Make Sense of Syringes with Needles Labeling Presentation

Your doctor requests that you start giving yourself injections once a day to manage an underlying medical condition. You can complete the treatment in the privacy of your home which eliminates the need for travelingl to your doctor’s office each day. It seems like a convenient way to treat your ailment until you try to read the labels on the packaging. Suddenly, the world of syringes with needles gets a lot more confusing.

Before you can begin treating the underlying condition at home, you first need to break the code on syringes and needles packaging. Syringe labels identify the level of liquid that each syringe can hold. The liquid measurement capacity shows on the label will have a number followed by an “mL’ measurement identification. For example, a syringe label showing ‘1 mL’ indicates that particular syringe can hold one cubic centimeter of liquid.

The label presentation is slightly different on packages of needles. It is a two-part system that pinpoints the gauge of the needle and the overall length of the needle. There is a number followed by a G and then another number. The first number indicates the gauge of the needle and the second number tells you the length of the needle. The level of thinness a needle has relates to the needle gauge. As the gauge number increase, the amount of thinness in a particular needle increases.

Your doctor can provide the relevant information you need to purchase the correct syringes and needles. If not, you can contact the office to receive this information. It helps to make sure your syringe and needle combination is ideal for your medication dosage needs.