Injecting safely
Trans-centred safe injecting guides:
Video guide by Plume for trans patients
Written guide with images by Fenway Health for trans patients
Preventing vial coring and contamination
Coring is when a small piece of a vial's rubber stopper breaks off and contaminates the contents of a sterile vial. It is essential to prevent rubber vial coring, a common occurrence with multiple-use rubber vials. The main risk of repeated coring is that you could draw up a small piece of rubber and inject it into muscle or fat. There are methods to help prevent this.
We have a page on preventing vial coring and contamination.
Safely storing your medication
Needle stick injury:
This NHS needle stick injury information can help guide you on what to do if you or someone else has been injured with a needle or other sharp.