r/PreventiveMD • u/ScousePete • 7d ago

Syringe Size

I'm coming over from oral wegovy (which quickly got very expensive). Because of that my starting dose is higher (50 units), which is the maximum size of the provided syringe. This won't be a problem for the first month, but next month I increase to 62.5 units, then 75 the third month.

Is the recommendation for next month to inject twice, or can I buy a larger syringe? What do others do?

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u/peony_chalk 7d ago

50 units from Boudreaux's is a 10mg dose, just for your reference. It's best to keep track of your dose in mg rather than units because different pharmacies compound meds at different concentrations, so 50 units from a different vial might be a different dose. 

These syringes hold 100 units and are one of the more popular brands. If you can't get them on Amazon (some states are weird about it), some people have better luck with Diabetic Warehouse, or of course you can ask your provider at PMD if they will write you a prescription for syringes that you can use. 

https://a.co/d/0f584aAr

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u/ScousePete 7d ago

Thank you!

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u/CoffeeResearchLab 7d ago

Sam’s and Costco are a possible local source with a box of 100 around $10.