Weight-loss injection checklist

Before the first injection

• Confirm the medicine and instructions match the dispensing label.
• Give the prescriber your medicines list and health history.
• Discuss pregnancy, contraception and breastfeeding where relevant.
• Request a demonstration, storage advice and sharps-disposal plan.
• Know which symptoms require urgent care.

Keep the leaflet and pharmacy contact details available. Have unclear instructions explained before starting. Record who provides follow-up and how other healthcare teams will be informed. You can ask for the plan in an accessible format.

Before the next prescription

• Note symptoms and whether meals and fluids are manageable.
• Check when clinical review is due.
• Confirm ongoing price, delivery and remaining supply.
• Report new medicines, procedures or health changes.
• Ask what happens if treatment pauses or stops.

A repeat order should fit the current clinical plan. Do not change treatment because another product or offer appears online. If cost is difficult, raise it before supplies run out so there is time to plan.