Insurance filled wrong Mounjaro dosage

[stedia]

Walgreens filled my old dosage of 10mg instead of my current dosage of 12.5mg.
I tried returning it but since the boxes were in a sealed Walgreens bag I didn't notice till I got home.

So now I have 3 boxes of 4 pens of 10mg of Mounjaro and don't know what to do with them.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

 

[indolent]

I tried returning it but since the boxes were in a sealed Walgreens bag I didn't notice till I got home.

What does one statement have to do with the other? Return them.

What dosage is on the documentation that came with the boxes? What dosage is on the Rx that your doctor submitted (presumably electronically)?

 

[stedia]

What does one statement have to do with the other? Return them.

What dosage is on the documentation that came with the boxes? What dosage is on the Rx that your doctor submitted (presumably electronically)?

To clarify I used to be on the 10mg dosage then my doctor recently changed the dosage to 12mg.
Walgreens pharmacy app sends emails to you when your prescriptions are due for refill. When I got the email it sent me a reminder to fill my 10mg because I had 1 more refill of 10mg left.
So I selected to fill the refill not paying attention to the fact that my 12mg didn’t have anymore refills and had to contact my doctor for a refill.
So Walgreens system isn’t smart enough to stop sending reminders to fill refills if you have a higher dosage of the same medication on File.

So when I got notified that the prescription was ready for pick up I failed to read the prescription dosage email and also failed to ask the pharmacy what dosage I was picking up. Walgreens has a rule that no master if you pick up the medication and leave the store they don’t take the medication back if you accept and leave the store.

 

[hexagonal]

There are videos on youtube showing how to disassemble the pens and move them to vials, and you could then use an insulin syringe to measure out your 12.5mg dosage.

You'd still run out a little early, but at that point perhaps your doctor can get you the 12.5mg refill ahead of schedule.

 

[stedia]

There are videos on youtube showing how to disassemble the pens and move them to vials, and you could then use an insulin syringe to

measure out your 12.5mg dosage.

You'd still run out a little early, but at that point perhaps your doctor can get you the 12.5mg refill ahead of schedule.

Thanks

 

[indolent]

To clarify I used to be on the 10mg dosage then my doctor recently changed the dosage to 12mg.
Walgreens pharmacy app sends emails to you when your prescriptions are due for refill. When I got the email it sent me a reminder to fill my 10mg because I had 1 more refill of 10mg left.
So I selected to fill the refill not paying attention to the fact that my 12mg didn’t have anymore refills and had to contact my doctor for a refill.
So Walgreens system isn’t smart enough to stop sending reminders to fill refills if you have a higher dosage of the same medication on File.

So when I got notified that the prescription was ready for pick up I failed to read the prescription dosage email and also failed to ask the pharmacy what dosage I was picking up. Walgreens has a rule that no master if you pick up the medication and leave the store they don’t take the medication back if you accept and leave the store.

I'd discuss this with your doctor. Perhaps he can send an Rx to a compounding pharmacy (I think they can still legally fill tirzepatide until the judge rules on injunction, but don't delay) for the 2mg weekly topoff. I bought my tirz 3-month supply from Southend Pharmacy, with a prescription submitted by telehealth provider Brellohealth

You'll have to draw the liquid from a vial into a syringe, but they give good directions and it's pretty easy if you pay careful attention.

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

or just do 5 day intervals.

you don't have to make a science project out of this. breaking open the pens will most probably result in the loss of product or ruination due to glass breakage etc.

 

[GimmeABreak]

or just do 5 day intervals.

you don't have to make a science project out of this. breaking open the pens will most probably result in the loss of product or ruination due to glass breakage etc.

Actually, if you follow the directions, the pens are easy to safely disassemble and then manually inject into an empty vial. Takes about 2 minutes.

I was playing with one after I emptied it and the spring in the pen is super powerful. It will shoot the integrated syringe (or the plunger) like 30' across the room.

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

my instructions say do not attempt to disassemble if i remember correctly. and i thought i read on here people trying to do it wasted the product.

 

[hexagonal]

my instructions say do not attempt to disassemble if i remember correctly. and i thought i read on here people trying to do it wasted the product.

If you accidentally set off the plunger it'll waste it, but the videos explain how to avoid it. Not hard to do.

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

would it be possible to reload it with something?

 

[nonyabizznez]

12/7 = 1.71mg
1.71 x 6 = 10.26 (dose every 6 days)

10.26 is closer to the 10 in your pen than a draw on any reconstituted vial you'll get from a vendor with their over/under fills. One of mine just tested nearly 30% overfill!

With 6 day dosing you're only 4 days shy at the end of the box. Definitely in a refill window.

 

[GimmeABreak]

would it be possible to reload it with something?

You kind of destroy the top of the pen when you disassemble it. Also, the dose is contained in something similar to a insulin cartridge with a needle on it. I'm not sure how you would refill it plus it would have Tirz residue remaining.

 

[Teamaker]

FYI: You don't even have to take apart the pen, you can inject straight into a sterile vial. I have done it several times.

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

yea, i just watched that video. you people think we're all geeks that do that kind of stuff?

and you have to do that 12 times.

 

[GimmeABreak]

FYI: You don't even have to take apart the pen, you can inject straight into a sterile vial. I have done it several times.

I have only had to take a pen apart twice and I saw the videos to inject it into a vial. i didn't want to risk missing the shot and having my Tirz run down the side of the vial. Plus, i really wanted to see how the injection mechanism of the pen works.

 

[Goreandglitter]

I’d just do another month of 10……. Rather than trying to do weird shit.
Fill 12.5 the next time I’m really not seeing the issue here

 

[indolent]

I’d just do another month of 10……. Rather than trying to do weird shit.
Fill 12.5 the next time I’m really not seeing the issue here

It's another THREE months of 10

 

[chmuse]

Will your insurance let you fill the 12.5 since it was the pharmacy's mistake? Might be worth calling and asking. Worst case, they say no. Best case, you have three months of just-in-case backup.

 

[Garbo]

I am guessing that if @stedia is on this forum, they know about the easy availability and affordability of grey Tirz. Therefore, I might venture to also presume that picking up a monthly branded prescription from Walgreens implies they are getting it cheaper than a lot of people do? I know there are people purchasing grey kits of Tirz who also keep their insured Mounjaro Rx active, to build up their supply of stock.

All I'm saying is, this is not as concerning a problem – the 10mg versus 12.5mg – as it might be were we on Reddit right now and some poor soul who has no clue that there are other options out there is stuck taking a lower dose for a month. Or, if the original poster had been taking 12.5 but was now forced to take 10mg. They haven't even jumped up yet to the higher dose....

 

[chmuse]

I am guessing that if @stedia is on this forum, they know about the easy availability and affordability of grey Tirz. Therefore, I might venture to also presume that picking up a monthly branded prescription from Walgreens implies they are getting it cheaper than a lot of people do? I know there are people purchasing grey kits of Tirz who also keep their insured Mounjaro Rx active, to build up their supply of stock.

All I'm saying is, this is not as concerning a problem – the 10mg versus 12.5mg – as it might be were we on Reddit right now and some poor soul who has no clue that there are other options out there is stuck taking a lower dose for a month. Or, if the original poster had been taking 12.5 but was now forced to take 10mg. They haven't even jumped up yet to the higher dose....

We went an entire thread without mentioning grey. We all just assumed she found her way to the wrong forum. I'm not sure what that says about us.

 

[Airborne Daddy]

Walgreens filled my old dosage of 10mg instead of my current dosage of 12.5mg.
I tried returning it but since the boxes were in a sealed Walgreens bag I didn't notice till I got home.

So now I have 3 boxes of 4 pens of 10mg of Mounjaro and don't know what to do with them.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Use it. Inject every 5.5 or 6 days you'll get about the same mg as 12.5 once a week and honestly 2.5mg isn't a huge dosage change for tirzepatide...

 

[Airborne Daddy]

We went an entire thread without mentioning grey. We all just assumed she found her way to the wrong forum. I'm not sure what that says about us.

Smells like D. E. A. My contact says they're not worried bout playas making under 180k so I'm safe in Utah....

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

try and figure out 5.5 days.

 

[Goreandglitter]

It's another THREE months of 10

Ok 3 months? I stayed at 10 for almost a year so I’m just not on team higher doses. 🤷🏼‍♀️

 

[nonyabizznez]

Smells like D. E. A. My contact says they're not worried bout playas making under 180k so I'm safe in Utah....

No offense I'm getting a kick out of you're combining "playa" and "Utah" After living there many years where I met my partner we eventually ended up living in ATL. My waspy perfect looking, blue eyed, Osmond toothed, jack Mormon raised partner likes to tell people he's from the mean streets of SLC! 🤣

I'm sure you get the irony...

 

[Airborne Daddy]

No offense I'm getting a kick out of you're combining "playa" and "Utah" After living there many years where I met my partner we eventually ended up living in ATL. My waspy perfect looking, blue eyed, Osmond toothed, jack Mormon raised partner likes to tell people he's from the mean streets of SLC! 🤣

I'm sure you get the irony...

That's hilarious. I spent a night in Utah driving to Tacoma, Washington with another Army guy who was a 6'5" black guy. So we're drinking in a hot tub at the hotel and the locals were intrigued. They figured we were either a gay couple or cops, or both lol. I live on the east coast.

 

[nonyabizznez]

That's hilarious. I spent a night in Utah driving to Tacoma, Washington with another Army guy who was a 6'5" black guy. So we're drinking in a hot tub at the hotel and the locals were intrigued. They figured we were either a gay couple or cops, or both lol. I live on the east coast.

Yup! When I lived there the "minority" population was Tongans and Samoans. People in the real world where like " Say What?'

(I think the history is they were brought there by the Mormons for farming perhaps).

 

[nonyabizznez]

That's hilarious. I spent a night in Utah driving to Tacoma, Washington with another Army guy who was a 6'5" black guy. So we're drinking in a hot tub at the hotel and the locals were intrigued. They figured we were either a gay couple or cops, or both lol. I live on the east coast.

If it's and consolation to your friend the drinking alone woulda caused some stares...

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

Walgreens filled my old dosage of 10mg instead of my current dosage of 12.5mg.
I tried returning it but since the boxes were in a sealed Walgreens bag I didn't notice till I got home.

So now I have 3 boxes of 4 pens of 10mg of Mounjaro and don't know what to do with them.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

you might ask to talk to a manager.