A drug delivery device (10) includes a housing (26), a syringe assembly (16) including a barrel (52), a stopper (54), a cannula (56), and a rigid needle shield (58) receiving at least a portion of the cannula, with at least a portion of the syringe assembly positioned within the housing, a drive assembly (40), with at least a portion of the drive assembly positioned within the housing, a cap (18) secured to the housing, with the cap including an outer portion (20) defining an interior space and a retainer (160) comprising a body with a removal projection (164) configured to remove the rigid needle shield upon axial movement of the outer portion of the cap away from the housing, and a needle cover (22) having a pre-use position, an actuation position, and a post-use position. The outer portion receives a portion of the needle cover, with the outer portion configured to prevent movement of the needle cover from the pre-use position to the actuation position.
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