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Hi everyone,

I'm thinking of going into a pharmacy and buying 2 needles (one for withdrawing and one for injecting IM). Is this even possible? What size needles should I ask for?

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wedgewood

I believe you can buy an Intra Muscular kit from

yourdiscountchemist.com.au

But this is an expensive way of buying needles

glassvials.com.au and

joyamedicalsupplies.com.au

supply needles , syringes sharps bins etc

in boxes of 100

. So if you are intending to inject regularly and not just a few times , best to buy a box of 100 .

Withdrawing size say 19G x 1 1/2 inches

Injection needle .25G x 1 inch

for a 1ml ampoule a2 ml syringe

Then also a yellow sharps box for used needles

Also if you like , Swabs as well

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greenscarf in reply to wedgewood

Thank you so much.

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Scott-rock

you can buy blunt fill needles with or without filter and 25g x1”

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greenscarf in reply to Scott-rock

Thank you so much.

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Scott-rock

I use a 3ml syringe too. All this can be bought at a pharmacy along with the b12 Cobal or Neo B12 is what I use.

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