Hello, I have Wegovy 2.4 mg how to wind it up to reduce the dose to 0.5 mg in ozempic 1.0mg, if I wanted to get a 0.5mg dose I counted the dashes when winding it up to 36, after a full injection it had 72 clicks, greetings and please answer
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Ewa Pilch Pharmacist, Editor
9 months ago
According to the manufacturer's information, 1 pack of Wegovy contains 4 pre-filled pens. The pens are disposable and designed for single administration.
If you should use a drug in a dose of 0.5 mg, you should purchase pens intended for this purpose in the appropriate dose on the basis of a correct medical prescription. I have attached a link to check the availability of the drug and make a reservation at the pharmacy of your choice:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/115667/wegovy-iniekcja/apteki
The use of other pens for the 0.5 mg dose is not in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. If this is recommended by your doctor, he or she should also provide you with detailed information about such administration of the drug.
"Counting down" the lines with Ozempic is also a practice not recommended by the manufacturer. We wrote more about this, e.g. in the opinion: