23G x 1 Inch Needle (BD PrecisionGlide)

What it is

PrecisionGlide is BD's line of hypodermic needles. BD says the design pairs a thin wall and a tri-bevel tip with a proprietary lubricant, meant to make the needle enter more easily.¹ This listing is the 23 gauge, 1 inch size, the middle of the three needle gauges we list.²

FDA's device database lists BD 305145 as a single-use, prescription-use needle cleared under premarket notification K021475. It is packaged sterile and needs no sterilization before use.⁴ US rules class hypodermic needles as Class II medical devices: a metal tube sharpened at one end, with a hub at the other that fits a syringe.³

How it is used

Needles of this type inject fluids into, or withdraw them from, the tissue below the skin, and FDA's record for BD 305145 says they can also serve in preparing fluids or drugs.³⁴ In lab handling, the needle is fitted to a syringe and passed through a vial's rubber stopper. CDC's checklist calls for wiping that stopper with alcohol first, and for a new needle and a new syringe at every entry.¹⁰ The reconstitution guide covers the lab steps, and the reconstitution calculator gives the concentration once a vial is mixed. How prescribed injections are given is covered in the injection guide, and peptide supplies explained compares all of our syringes and needles.

Storage and disposal

FDA-cleared sharps containers are rigid plastic with a marked fill line, and are sold by pharmacies, medical supply companies and online.¹¹¹² If none is at hand, FDA says a household container made of heavy-duty plastic, for example an empty laundry detergent bottle, can be used instead if it is leak-resistant, stays upright, has a tight, puncture-resistant lid and is labeled to warn of hazardous waste.¹¹¹² Never bend, break or recap a needle someone else has used.¹³ When the container is about three-quarters full, follow your community's disposal rules.¹⁴ The storage guide covers peptides once they are mixed.