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Hi, please can anyone advise me which colour needle I should be using while injecting hydroxocobalamin IM

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I use a green needle to draw up and a blue to inject

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I do the same as second chance

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21g(green), 23g(blue) and 25g(orange) are all ok for IM injections. I use 23g(blue) 1.25 inch/32mm. The length is important as you need to make sure the needle is long enough to reach through the subcutaneous layers and into the muscle.

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