An curved arrow pointing right. Pen caps have a small hole to prevent choking if swallowed and to equalize the pressure inside the pen to keep it from leaking. Produced by Emma Fierberg.

HYDERABAD: Doctors at city hospital successfully removed a pen cap from the lungs of a 26-year-old man, who had accidentally swallowed it 21 years ago. The Karimnagar resident sought medical help ...

Doctors at a private super-speciality hospital successfully removed a pen cap that had been lodged in a man’s lungs for 21 years. The 26-year-old from Karimnagar, Telangana, had unknowingly ...

The medication may be visible through the pen’s window, located under the cap when the pen is not in use. Do not use a pen without enough medication for a full dose. Use a new Ozempic pen instead.