Inside Health

• Poor injection technique at home increases risk of serious complications including abscesses, infections, and vascular injury; clinicians should provide structured training and supervision for patients self-administering medications.
• Newer therapeutic drugs requiring self-injection (biologics, GLP-1 agonists) are being used by patients without adequate guidance on safe administration, necessitating improved patient education pathways.
• GPs and practice nurses should proactively assess self-injection competency in patients on injectable medications and offer refresher training to mitigate preventable harm.

Experts warn poor at-home injecting techniques and new drugs mean new health risks.

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