The present invention relates to a dose setting mechanism for a drug delivery device and a method of using same. The mechanism comprises a drug delivery device housing (205), a dose dial component (104) positioned in the housing (205) and rotatable during dose setting and dose delivery, a clutch (105) rotatable during dose setting and non-rotatable during dose delivery having, preferably located at a distal end, clutch teeth (109), and a clutch ring (102) engaged with the housing (205) in a first rotatable configuration and in a second non-rotatable configuration.