Introducing easypod™
easypod™ is the latest addition to the Merck Serono family of growth hormone (GH) delivery devices. It has been designed to make daily growth hormone treatment even easier.
Merck Serono’s scientists have over 20 years of experience in the area of growth hormone therapy and are familiar with the important issues surrounding daily injections. These issues are perhaps best understood by people living with growth hormone deficiency (GHD), which is why we asked patients and their parents, doctors and nurses for their help in creating this new GH delivery device. Our scientists listened to what people living with GHD find most difficult or frustrating about their GH treatment with injection devices currently available. Combining the advice of healthcare professionals with the results from patient surveys and a user trial with the new device, easypod™ has been developed for patients by patients and their doctors and nurses.
easypod™ is a GH delivery device that is brimming with features to make injections reliable and easy for adults and children alike! easypod™ is the only intelligent injection device that works with you and your doctor to make sure that you or your child get the most out of growth hormone therapy.
How does easypod™ work?
Other devices require you to use a dial to set your dose of growth hormone each time you inject. Thanks to easypod™’s preset dosing feature, your doctor or nurse will set the daily dose of growth hormone that you need to inject, reducing the risk of misdialling. easypod™ automatically delivers the correct amount of growth hormone at every injection, reducing the number of steps in your daily growth hormone treatment routine.
What’s so good about an electronic injection device?
easypod™ combines all the benefits of autoinjection with intelligent electronics so that you can carry out your daily GH treatment in just 3 simple key steps: 1. attach the needle. 2. inject your dose. 3. detach the needle.
- Preset dosing means that you no longer have to dial your dose before each injection.
- Thanks to assisted needle attachment and removal, not only is easypod™ quick to prepare but you can be sure that you inject correctly every time.
- What’s more, the needle is out of sight throughout the injection process, reducing worry and increasing safety.
- On-screen prompts guide you through every stage of your daily injection and there are even directions for when and how to change the cartridge.
- A skin sensor lets you know when the device is in the correct position for your injection.
- easypod™ is the first device to confirm the dose that has been injected, allowing you to be sure that your GH treatment is correct.
- easypod™ lets you choose the settings such as injection depth, speed, and time, which make the administration of GH most comfortable for you.
- The built-in dose log keeps track of all of your injections helping you and your doctor to make sure that you get the most out of your Merck Serono’s growth hormone treatment.
- easypod™’s automatic dose adjustment function assures that you receive all the growth hormone you need and that the contents of your cartridge are not wasted.
What does this mean to me?
- 100% of the adults and children taking part in a recent trial found easypod™ easy or very easy to handle (Merck Serono Data on File).
- All patients taking part in a recent user trial found easypod™'s on-screen instructions useful or very useful (Merck Serono Data on File).
Children find easypod™ fun and easy to use and quickly learn how the device works*. When GH treatment is this easy, you can feel confident about carrying out your daily GH injections and thereby optimise the benefits of Merck Serono’s growth hormone therapy.
easypod™ vs. other treatment methods
easypod™ combines all the benefits of autoinjection using a hidden needle, with peace of mind through knowing that you are always injecting the right amount of Merck Serono’s growth hormone. With fewer steps to daily injection, this user-friendly device is a quick and convenient way of carrying out your growth hormone treatment. easypod™ is the first growth hormone delivery device of its kind, offering automatic dosing and personalised injection settings to simplify your routine. What’s more, no other device offers assisted needle attachment and removal that minimise worry and the risk of needle-stick injury.
* For self-injection, it is recommended that easypod™ is primarily used by children older than 7.
