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Can I undo the pen Wegovyif I chose too high a dose?
Good morning, from today I am taking the drug in 0.25 mg with the fact that I have been prescribed a pen of 0.5. I was supposed to do 18 clicks, but while reading the leaflet I understood that I still had to reach this value on the pen - unfortunately I reached 0.5. I undid the pen and did 18 clicks again. Could it have been done like that?
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Ewa Pilch Pharmacist, Editor
2 months ago
The name of the drug was not included in the question. If your question is about the drug Wegovy marked in the tags, please read on.
You should start using Vegovy with pen 0.25 mg. Administration of a dose of 0.25 mg with a pen of 0.5 mg is not recommended by the manufacturer because there is uncertainty about the accuracy of the administered dose. According to the leaflet, you should not set the pen "for clicks".
If your doctor has recommended such use, you should follow his recommendations, bearing in mind that you should be informed about the possible risks associated with an inappropriately administered dose of the preparation.
The manufacturer does not describe the correct procedure in case of setting too high a dose of the drug on the Vega foam. To reduce the risk of mistakes, it is important to use the right pens for the right doses of the drug. Reaching the dose indicated by the manufacturer is correct and appropriate for the type of pen. It is not determined whether retracting the counter will properly reduce the amount of medicine to be administered. It would probably be safest to remove too much of the drug (by squeezing it onto a paper towel, for example) and re-mark the correct one.
I attach an additional opinion in a similar inquiry:
I attach a link to check the availability of Wegovy and make a reservation in the selected pharmacy:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/115667/wegovy-iniekcja/apteki?pvid=284115#stacjonarne
I encourage you to read the additional materials that may be useful:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/blog/leczenie-otylosci-aktualne-mozliwosci-skutecznosc-terapii
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/blog/nowe-leki-na-otylosc-i-cukrzyce-jak-nie-dac-sie-oszukac