An auto-injector comprising: a housing having a needle end and an opposite end, the housing having a longitudinal axis extending from the needle end to the opposite end; a cartridge container disposed within the housing; a cartridge received within the cartridge container, the cartridge having at least one opening therein and containing a medicament, the medicament rearwardly confined by a plunger, the cartridge including a needle assembly to dispense the medicament there through, the needle assembly having a needle; an actuation assembly having a stored energy source capable of being released to drive the plunger within the cartridge to dispense the medicament through the needle assembly, the actuation assembly positioned in the housing proximate the opposite end; a needle cover received within the housing, the needle cover having an end surface extending transversely to the longitudinal axis, the end surface having a hole sized to permit passage of the needle there through during a medicament dispensing operation, the end surface preventing a human finger from entering the needle cover and contacting the needle before and after the medicament dispensing operation, the needle cover having a first locked position wherein the needle cover is in a locked retracted position prior to activation of the auto-injector, the needle cover having a second locked position wherein the needle cover is in a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation; and a visual aid to promote safe handling of the auto-injector, the visual aid comprising at least one of labeling on the needle cover or color coding characterized in that the visual aid comprises - a first labeling printed on the needle cover indicating the location of the needle end, wherein the first labeling is visible in both the first and second locked positions of the needle cover; - a second labeling printed on the needle cover indicating that the auto-injector has been used, wherein the second labeling is different from the first labeling and not visible to a user until immediately after the medicament dispensing operation. a housing having a needle end and an opposite end, the housing having a longitudinal axis extending from the needle end to the opposite end; a cartridge container disposed within the housing; a cartridge received within the cartridge container, the cartridge having at least one opening therein and containing a medicament, the medicament rearwardly confined by a plunger, the cartridge including a needle assembly to dispense the medicament there through, the needle assembly having a needle; an actuation assembly having a stored energy source capable of being released to drive the plunger within the cartridge to dispense the medicament through the needle assembly, the actuation assembly positioned in the housing proximate the opposite end; a needle cover received within the housing, the needle cover having an end surface extending transversely to the longitudinal axis, the end surface having a hole sized to permit passage of the needle there through during a medicament dispensing operation, the end surface preventing a human finger from entering the needle cover and contacting the needle before and after the medicament dispensing operation, the needle cover having a first locked position wherein the needle cover is in a locked retracted position prior to activation of the auto-injector, the needle cover having a second locked position wherein the needle cover is in a locked extended position after the medicament dispensing operation; and a visual aid to promote safe handling of the auto-injector, the visual aid comprising at least one of labeling on the needle cover or color coding - a first labeling printed on the needle cover indicating the location of the needle end, wherein the first labeling is visible in both the first and second locked positions of the needle cover; - a second labeling printed on the needle cover indicating that the auto-injector has been used, wherein the second labeling is different from the first labeling and not visible to a user until immediately after the medicament dispensing operation.