Where to buy thin needles in the U.K.

[mediocre]

I can't find any needles thin enough to put through the rubber stopper in the N bottle. All of them are too thick to use! Does anyone know where you can buy the really thin ones that can draw the liquid out of the bottle into a syringe?

 

[Smart No More]

People have suggested insulin/diabetic needles from the usual online stores. You can find various syringes available from medical supply websites with a very quick search though. It depends how you feel about using those with your bank details though. I'm not sure whst payment options they offer but I do know they exist as I was scanning them over myself.

 

[mediocre]

People have suggested insulin/diabetic needles from the usual online stores. You can find various syringes available from medical supply websites with a very quick search though. It depends how you feel about using those with your bank details though. I'm not sure whst payment options they offer but I do know they exist as I was scanning them over myself.

yes but the ones I'm seeing have very very short needles that are not long enough to go through the stopper and into the bottle to draw out the liquid . It's so hard to find them I'm kind of at my wits end!

 

[mandyjohnuk]

As soon as the needle enters through the stopper just turn the small bottle upside down then draw the liquid.

 

[peacefulhorizons]

I used a 27g 1/2 inch needle. Those can be easily found online if you look (at least here in the US)

 

[mediocre]

I used a 27g 1/2 inch needle. Those can be easily found online if you look (at least here in the US)

thank you! I will see if I can find that type of one.. it was hard to know what exact dimensions of the needle I needed!

 

[Apricity]

@mandyjohnuk has the correct solution. That's how you're supposed to draw from a vial.

 

[foreverlikethestars]

You may want to look into the viscosity of the oil used to suspend the N in the vial. If the gague is too high and it's a thicker solution it might be a struggle to get it to pass through the needle and inject easily. The oil type should be indicated on the label of the vial if it's from a legit compounding company.

For my weekly medication injections I use a thicker 18G needle to draw up the medication into the syringe and a smaller 23G needle to inject the solution, so it doesn't get contaminated or dull the tip from the rubber membrane. This also helps the process go smoothly with minimal resistance. In my case my medication uses castor oil so I can use as narrow as a 25 gague needle.

I'm from the states so you can just order them from amazon as others mentioned here. Not sure how that would work over there.

 

[peacefulhorizons]

You may want to look into the viscosity of the oil used to suspend the N in the vial. If the gague is too high and it's a thicker solution it might be a struggle to get it to pass through the needle and inject easily. The oil type should be indicated on the label of the vial if it's from a legit compounding company.

For my weekly medication injections I use a thicker 18G needle to draw up the medication into the syringe and a smaller 23G needle to inject the solution, so it doesn't get contaminated or dull the tip from the rubber membrane. This also helps the process go smoothly with minimal resistance. In my case my medication uses castor oil so I can use as narrow as a 25 gague needle.

I'm from the states so you can just order them from amazon as others mentioned here. Not sure how that would work over there.

N isn't oil-based. It's similar to (and pretty much) the viscosity of water so no issues there. So no need for something big like a 23g.