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What is the cause of excess liquid in the medicine vial Mounjaro And what to do with the excess?
A few times I took Mounjaro 5mg from the vial into the insulin syringe and each time there was at least 0.75 ml of liquid in the vial, not 0.5 ml as the manufacturer declares. What is the reason for such a difference and what should I do with the excess liquid???
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I had a larger amount of liquid in the vial, i.e. 0.65 and not 0.5. Has anyone also had it? Or do insulin syringes not indicate the correct amount?
Good morning, also today there was 0.75ml of medicine in my vial.
Angelika Talar-Śpionek Pharmacist, Editor
3 months ago
In fact, a mistake crept in - the description on the drug collection needle is "Blunt fill needle".
Angelika Talar-Śpionek Pharmacist, Editor
3 months ago
I contacted Lilly's medical department about this. It confirms that the ampoule contains 0.5 ml of liquid. If the medicine you have purchased contains 0.75 ml, there is a probability that, for example, it is a non-original preparation.
The manufacturer kindly asks you to contact us urgently in this matter, along with attaching photos, e-mail address:
pl_medinfo@lilly.com
Besides, are you sure that the BD marking on the needles says that they are special needles for withdrawing liquid from the vial? In my opinion, the letters BD is an abbreviation of the name of the manufacturer BectonDickinson and is found on all products of this company?
Yes, the total amount of liquid taken into the syringe is 0.75 ml (exactly 30 units on the scale where 40 units = 1 ml). In the package leaflet of Moujaro 5mg, the manufacturer clearly states that the ENTIRE vial contains 5mg of the active ingredient, i.e. 1 full dose, and that all the liquid from the vial should be withdrawn into the syringe. My question is, if I inject myself with an equal 0.5ml of liquid, will I give the full dose of 5mg or less?
Marlena Kostrzewska Pharmacist
3 months ago
The amount of liquid in the vial is to allow the withdrawal of 0.5 ml of the drug.
Make sure that the volume of liquid is read correctly from the syringe.
The medicine vial is disposable and the remaining liquid should be placed in a special container.
Needles and syringes are necessary to take the medicine. The manufacturer recommends 1 ml syringes with a needle for subcutaneous injections from 4 mm to 12.7 mm in length (preferably as short as possible). You should also buy disposable scooping needles (abbreviation BD on the packaging).
Shake the ampoule, then attach a scooping needle to the syringe, withdraw the appropriate amount of medicine (usually the whole 0.5 ml ampoule), then change to the needle used to administer the medicine, preferably as short as possible, release it and inject the medicine into the abdomen, thigh or upper arm.
Partially used or unused medicines can be taken to pharmacies that have special containers for expired medicines.
Unfortunately, such a container is not found in every pharmacy, but only in those that have signed agreements with the municipality for the disposal of this type of hazardous waste.