The nurse is asked to explain how to administer somatropin (Saizen) to the mother of a 6-year-old. How would the nurse explain how this drug is administered?
A) "It requires only a very small needle and doesn't hurt much at all."
B) "There will no longer be any need to rotate sites because it uses a needleless system."
C) "This system will be used until your son gets older and is more tolerant of needles."
D) "This delivers a fine mist through the skin without needles and far less discomfort."
D
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Saizen uses the cool.click delivery system, which is a neon-colored, needle-free system that delivers the drug through the skin using a fine mist. Tests have shown a bioequivalency of this method with standard injection techniques, and the young patients who must use this drug are much less resistant to the dosing. There are no needles but site of injection still require rotation to avoid skin damage. The child does not have to go back to a needle system when he gets older.
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