Dr. Shervin NaderiFacial Plastic Surgeon specializing in Rhinoplasty & Anti-aging as well as Facial Balancing Botox & Filler Injections

Introducing Zepbound® - Dr. Alexandra Snodgrass

14 Apr 2025 · 3 min

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A short instructional YouTube demonstration by Dr. Alexandra Snodgrass showing how to prepare and administer a Zepbound® prescription. The video illustrates drawing a 2.5 mg dose from single-use vials into an insulin syringe (about 0.6 cc drawn), proper handling (90° needle angle, flicking to remove air), subcutaneous injection technique (pinch, slow push), and notes that benefits may be felt within 12–24 hours.

Questions this video answers

2.5 mg

About 0.6 cc

Within 12 to 24 hours

Individual one-use vials

Exactly 90 degrees

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I'm Alex Snodgrass. I'm going to demonstrate how to draw up our first zepbound prescription. So this is 2.5mg which is a typical starting dose for most patients. And these actually come in individual one use vials. So a lot of patients don't have experience with self injections, but it's actually quite easy. So I'm going to use an insulin syringe. It's a very, very small needle, very comfortable. And then you just tip the vial upside down. If you want to zoom in over here and use this background. And then you want to go in at exactly a 90 degree angle to avoid bending or dulling the needle. Then you turn it upside down and pull back on the plunger. I'm using my left hand to stabilize the needle inside the vial and then slowly withdrawing. This is not a pressurized container so you don't have to worry about air or anything like that. And we have more than enough space in the syringe to get a little extra. We have a tiny bit right at the top tip. So I'm going to keep drawing it up. Want to make sure you get everything out perfect. Now you have an empty vial and a full syringe. So you see I have a little bit of air at the top, so I'm just going to flick, flick, flick. So all the fluid gets together and then just push. So the fluid is right at the top. Little air bubble. Air bubbles aren't the end of the world, but they're little unpleasant. Perfect. And so we have about 0.6 cc's of fluid volume. Now I'm going to demonstrate how to inject. Now we're going to demonstrate how to inject. I have my patient here ready for her first dose. An alcohol pad. These are just rip open. We always give our patients an injection kit. Make it nice and easy. We're going to clean the area and then a lot of people you'll see pinching up. It's supposed to be like in the subcutaneous tissue. And again you have this really tiny needle. And then just 1, 2, 3, big pinch. Then slowly push down on the plunger until it gets to the very bottom. Beautiful. No bleeding, no bruising. Easy, easy. And this patient will enjoy all the benefits of zepbound within the next 12 to 24 hours.