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. 2016 Sep 26;54(11):914–922. doi: 10.5414/CP202623

Table 1. Summary of administration errors.

Wk 1 (n = 96)a Wk 2 (n = 90)a Wk 3 (n = 94)a Wk 4 (n = 88)a Wk 5 (n = 91)a Wk 6 (n = 93)a Wk 7 (n = 92)a Wk 8 (n = 92)a
Use errors, n (%)
  Any use error 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2) 1 (1) 1 (1) 3 (3) 4 (4) 1 (1)
  Autoinjector not properly activated on injection site 1 (1)b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Autoinjector pulled away before end of injection 0 1 (1) 1 (1)b 0 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)b 1 (1)
  Medication observed at the injection site 0 0 1 (1) 1 (1) 0 2 (2) 3 (3) 0
Device error, n (%)
  Any device error 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (2) 0
  Delivery stopped before end of injection 0 0 0 0 1 (1)b 0 0 0
  Autoinjector did not activate 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1)b 0
  Autoinjector leaked 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1)c 1 (1)c 0

aNumber of injection attempts. In 5 cases, a patient had 2 attempts to administer their dose; bthe first attempt at injection was unsuccessful, the second attempt was successful; c1 patient reported unsuccessful injections at week 6 and 7, which were initially attributed to both use error and device error; further investigation determined that the injections were unsuccessful due to use error only.