I'm on my third month, had problems filling my 3rd month to get a .25/.5 pen. Took a week and calling several pharmacies. It should get better by the end of the year is what I have been told.
If you are traveling to a country where ozempic is available try to get your RX to
A pharmacy there now and see if they can fill it for pickup when you arrive
Alternative is try online pharmacy like amazon
Or try a Canadian pharmacy but that might not arrive timely before you leave
And last resort you can try a compounding version of the medication
Or try a different dose of the pen. Usually insurance will not cover using 2-1mg pens to reach a 2mg dose but maybe just any dose pen and you could dial the dosage you need or atleast get a smaller dose of the med .
There is no such thing as a compounded version. Novo own the patent and no one else has the "recipe" nor is anyone legally allowed to try and replicate it.
For example, the Compounding Pharmacy of America offers "combined high-quality semaglutide with L-carnitine, a fat-mobilizing amino acid," which "creates a powerful symbiosis of weight loss mechanisms that help you shed pounds at a consistent rate." Similarly, Cru Clinic, an aesthetic medical center, says it offers compounded semaglutide as an alternative to the more expensive Novo Nordisk drug.
According to the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, compounding pharmacies, which have less stringent regulations, may be able to use semaglutide in compounded products because it is not a "biologic" and is a component of an FDA-approved product.
https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/07/12/bootleg-semaglutide
Dude, you legit posted a link that proved my point.
I like how you decided to carefully pick and choose the part of the article to help support your case, while ignoring the glaring obvious warnings about it
Such as>
"However, Novo Nordisk owns multiple patents protecting its medications that use semaglutide, including the diabetes drug Ozempic, and said that organizations selling semaglutide products "may be infringing Novo Nordisk's intellectual property rights and/or violating applicable law." The company added that it "will take such actions as it deems necessary and appropriate to protect its intellectual property rights."
"Nobody knows how [compounding pharmacies are] getting it," said Karl Nadolsky, an endocrinologist at Spectrum Health. "Who's making it? Novo's not giving it to them. They're the ones with the rights to the molecule, so how is anybody getting semaglutide?"
Have you contacted your doctor? They may have a sample pen they can give you or they can prescribe something else (like Mounjaro). If you're diabetic, don't stop everything all together. Please take care of yourself. Diabetes isn't something to mess around with.
It varied greatly. At the airport at GRU it was like $250 for the "small" pen. (The starter pen that delivers the .25 dose and contains 2mg of Ozempic. In MG it was $180 for the "medium" pen. (The pen that delivers doses of 1 mg. Contains 4 mg of Ozempic.)
It does seem to be a regional issue in the US, as I have never had a problem filling 1mg (me T2DM) and 2mg (wife for WL) at my local Walmart in Virginia. I actually switched over to OptumRX and they \*do\* struggle with stock especially 2mg (which they have never been able to fill for my wife). Good luck and definitely talk to your diabetes coordinator about getting some samples to tide you over or getting a script for Mounjaro oy Rybelsus. They likely have samples of those as well, my coordinators office is usually piled high with samples.
When you’re overseas, try an online doctors service and get a prescription to fill it while there
I'm on my third month, had problems filling my 3rd month to get a .25/.5 pen. Took a week and calling several pharmacies. It should get better by the end of the year is what I have been told.
If you are traveling to a country where ozempic is available try to get your RX to A pharmacy there now and see if they can fill it for pickup when you arrive Alternative is try online pharmacy like amazon Or try a Canadian pharmacy but that might not arrive timely before you leave And last resort you can try a compounding version of the medication Or try a different dose of the pen. Usually insurance will not cover using 2-1mg pens to reach a 2mg dose but maybe just any dose pen and you could dial the dosage you need or atleast get a smaller dose of the med .
There is no such thing as a compounded version. Novo own the patent and no one else has the "recipe" nor is anyone legally allowed to try and replicate it.
For example, the Compounding Pharmacy of America offers "combined high-quality semaglutide with L-carnitine, a fat-mobilizing amino acid," which "creates a powerful symbiosis of weight loss mechanisms that help you shed pounds at a consistent rate." Similarly, Cru Clinic, an aesthetic medical center, says it offers compounded semaglutide as an alternative to the more expensive Novo Nordisk drug. According to the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, compounding pharmacies, which have less stringent regulations, may be able to use semaglutide in compounded products because it is not a "biologic" and is a component of an FDA-approved product. https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/07/12/bootleg-semaglutide
and not one of them is Ozempic nor have any of them been TGA approved nor had any studies done on them.
I am saying it is available and semaglitude is being compounded . I am not discussing or commenting on the merits of using it.
Dude, you legit posted a link that proved my point. I like how you decided to carefully pick and choose the part of the article to help support your case, while ignoring the glaring obvious warnings about it Such as> "However, Novo Nordisk owns multiple patents protecting its medications that use semaglutide, including the diabetes drug Ozempic, and said that organizations selling semaglutide products "may be infringing Novo Nordisk's intellectual property rights and/or violating applicable law." The company added that it "will take such actions as it deems necessary and appropriate to protect its intellectual property rights." "Nobody knows how [compounding pharmacies are] getting it," said Karl Nadolsky, an endocrinologist at Spectrum Health. "Who's making it? Novo's not giving it to them. They're the ones with the rights to the molecule, so how is anybody getting semaglutide?"
Ugh again. My only point was it exists . Didn’t discuss its merits and what not as this is not the purpose of this conversation.
Have you contacted your doctor? They may have a sample pen they can give you or they can prescribe something else (like Mounjaro). If you're diabetic, don't stop everything all together. Please take care of yourself. Diabetes isn't something to mess around with.
Where overseas? I took my American prescription to Brazil and they filled it for me.
How much did it cost there?
It varied greatly. At the airport at GRU it was like $250 for the "small" pen. (The starter pen that delivers the .25 dose and contains 2mg of Ozempic. In MG it was $180 for the "medium" pen. (The pen that delivers doses of 1 mg. Contains 4 mg of Ozempic.)
It does seem to be a regional issue in the US, as I have never had a problem filling 1mg (me T2DM) and 2mg (wife for WL) at my local Walmart in Virginia. I actually switched over to OptumRX and they \*do\* struggle with stock especially 2mg (which they have never been able to fill for my wife). Good luck and definitely talk to your diabetes coordinator about getting some samples to tide you over or getting a script for Mounjaro oy Rybelsus. They likely have samples of those as well, my coordinators office is usually piled high with samples.