OZEMPIC SUPPLY ISSUES!!! How to take 0.25 mg or 0.5 mg dose of Ozempic from 1mg Ozempic pen device
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2023
- Due to supply constraints, some diabetes patients are not being able to resource their correct Ozempic dose pen device of 0.25mg or 0.5mg. So this video explains how to administer lower dose of Ozempic (0.25mg or 0.5mg) from a 1mg Ozempic pen device.
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From 1mg : 0,25 mg achieved after 18 clicks , 0,5 mg after 36 clicks
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Ty sooooo much!!!! Your video is the only one that clearly shows how to work this weird pen!!!! It’s so confusing and it’s hard to believe this company made this crazy confusing pen!!! Like why? This is so confusing and hard for people who have poor eyesight!!!
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This pen is a marvel of engineering. There will be micro adjustments but give it time.
This was the best tutorial ever!!!, thank you sir!!!
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Thank you, I started my ozempic today
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Thank you!!! As of next week i will have to count clicks. I can't find the red box anywhere right now! I've been chemist hunting for 3 weeks!!
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@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified thank you so much!! 😃
Ozempic pens are like 1970's technology compared to Trulicity and Mounjaro. It's a shame they don't update the pen design.
Sadly Mounjaro pen is also going to be downgraded to same technology of Kwikpen globally. They already launched this in UK. I have already made a video on that and am going to release one on demo soon
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It’s a 4 x 1 mg pen. So 16 doses 0.25mg
Yes exactly...
Thanks 😂 you dont know how much this help me. My doctor and the farmacie cuddnt help me how many klicks i need hahaha
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Thank you
Thank you. Super helpful. Don’t want to go higher than .25 so looking forward to halving the 0.50 into two doses.
Good luck. No need to increase if response on with low dose
ruclips.net/video/-Se6BN33eew/видео.htmlsi=t2O8xDGoyubfvEuf
This might also be helpful
Thank you!! The most simple and easy way to understand how to used it as a first timer. After the first dose of 0.25 injection, how many clicks should be turned for the next shot? ( Since i've used 0.25 out of of I ) Thank you so much
The pen resets after each injection to 0. So you only need to do each time the same number of clicks, as mentioned in the video eg 18 clicks for 0,25.
@@susanne6938 thank u!
Hello, thank you for your video! I am a bit confused with the clicks and the dashes, so why are we counting clicks and not dashes? Because 18 clicks is 15 dashes as I counted on my pen and this is really stressful if we are taking the right dose 😢
Yes the two clicks for priming the test shot are not coming as dashes so ignore them.
You get 0.25mg dose of semaglutide which is initiating dose.
The video I was looking for! My DR wants me to take 0.5mg from 1mg pen
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Thank you for explaining Ozempic doses. How about the needles. It comes with only 4 needles. Can we buy needles separately or can we use the same needle more than one time...
Please buy BD insulin needles 4mm size and always use a new needle
Those 4 needles suppose to be enough for the ozempic 1 mg right, example if we want to use it twice we need to use only 2 needles and then we can throw our ozempic and buy the new one?
There is a supply problem for the 0.5 mg pens and I already missed my initial dose which was supposed to be last Friday. The pharmacists told me that some people are buying in bulks and hoarding it for weight loss purposes and leaving us Type 2 diabetics struggling to get the supplies for our own medication. There are a few 0.25 mg pens being sold in some phramacies and I wonder if I can use 2 shots of it to compensate for a single shot of 0.5 mg without causing overdosage? Thanks.
I'm sorry to hear about your difficulties. Yes two doses of 0.25mg will equate to 0.5mg. Unfortunately you will need two pricks for injection
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplifiedthank you for the info.
@@Endo-Diabetes-SimplifiedI couldn't still get hold of any 0.5mg pen so guess I will just buy the 0.25mg pen and take 2 shots tonight for my initial 0.5mg dose for my second month of using Ozempic which for the first month really helped me in managing my hunger fangs and blood sugar spikes. My random blood sugar tests in the last month yielded a range between 120-150 mg/dl and hopefully the increase in the dosage will yield much lower readings this coming weeks and good results for my next scheduled blood chem in December. Thank you again.
Thanks👌
Thank you so much doctor 🙏🏻 may I ask is it okay if I take 4 doses from the 0.25 mg pen at the same time to make up for the 1 mg dose ? In case it ran out and so ?
There's nothing wrong with it but 4 pricks in one go are a bit too much I'd suggest.
You have to change injection site and use new needle every time. It will also be quite costly to do this way.
Hi! I need help. I did my first dose today 0,25 from a 1 mg pen. The problem is, after i selected the dose and injected, the pen still looks full of liquid like theres nothing missing. Do you think it didnt inject anything?
You have done the dose correctly... since the volume is very less so its not noticeable... wait for next three doses and it will become noticeable
Hi! I got Ozempic 0,5 mg, but i am taking 0,25 mg. My doctor told me i should have 36 clics. I did it for the first time, but i am pretty sure it was a full 0,5 mg dose - not 0,25 mg. Am I right? I will make an appointment but I am a little bit stressed now. Can I ask for your help?
I believe you may have taken 0.5mg by taking 36 clicks. This is the calculation
18 clicks = 0.25mg
36 clicks = 0.5mg
72 clicks = 1mg
You may bring your pen to clinic and I could check your technique directly to advise
If my pen is 1mg but I want to split it into 0.25 mg doses, is it safe to assume that my one pen will be sufficient for 16 weeks worth of shots? (4mg of semalglutide, divided by 0.25 = 16). All the pharmacies in my area are out of stock of the pens, so I was only able to get the 1mg. Thank you in advance!
This has been the off licence method of prescription in times of shortage and COVID and it worked well for the patients ensuring consistency of supply.
Usually when patients up titrate the dose after a month, the 1mg pen doesn't last that long
Please ensure pen is always in refrigerator if using this way and you always check the fluid in the pen is clear and colorless
Always seek your endocrinologist supervision as this is a drug and not a supplement
This video is only an educational guide and not medical advice
Hey can I ask you something? There is something I don’t understand. I also have the 1mg pen but I want to start with a 0.25mg dose. How many clicks do I need for that?
I just don’t unterstand, how can one 1mg pen last for 4 doses. Is it empty when I reach the 72 clicks the first time? Then it would make sense that I need to count 18 clicks for 0.25mg. BUT it says that one pen has 4 doses… so I need 18 clicks divided by 4 right?😭
I AM SO CONFUSED CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE :(
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The 1mg pen is designed to give 4 doses of 1mg if you do the full dial (72 clicks)
After 4 doses of 1mg the 1mg pen finishes which means it will last you 1 month to take 4 doses from 1 pen of Ozempic 1mg... each weekly dose will be 1mg of you do the full dial which is 72 clicks
When you take 18 clicks each week to take 0.25mg dose then you are taking only 1 fourth of your normally weekly 1mg dose to be taken from this pen...
Forget the maths and remember that Ozempic 1mg pen gives four doses of 1mg for each week if you do full dial each time without any click counts... this will last you 1 month
Watch my video again on this and in the end I have added the breakdown with click counts
Hello. How do you give lower doses from a 2mg pen please? Can you do a video on that one
I'll try to access a 2mg ozempic... so far I don't have it available here.
I have made a video on wegovy 2.4mg instead... you might benefit from that
Thank you could only get 1g so that’s perfect xx
Glad it helped
What is the reason if it clicks only 42 click ?
There are certain medications that should be administered by a health care professional
It is an absolute MUST for everyone to only use these medications under the supervision of their endocrinologist. Totally agree 100% 👍 ... no medications should ever be taken unsupervised. These videos are only an awareness guide and not medical advice. They don't replace medical consultation under your specialist for individualized medical advice.
i have the 1 mg pen but im doing .5 mg administration, can i use this refrigated pen post 56 days ?
As long as the fluid is colorless and not frozen and you are finding the efficacy there and you have not broken the cold chain... meaning kept it in for of your fridge and its not expired
Thank you really informative and well explained. However if you want to divide a 1 mg pen into 8, .5 mgs over 8 weeks, you can't as a pen once opened must be used within 30 days, what's the alternative.
The Ozempic pen you are using should be disposed of (thrown away) after 56 days, even if it still has Ozempic left in it.
Can I use a .5mg pen for a 1mg dose by giving myself two shots at once or even a .5 shot twice a week?
Yes you can. The disadvantage would be injecting twice and doubling the cost
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How many times a single needle can be used? Because i only have 4 needles and I took a dose of 0.25 mg from 1 mg pen
Please always use a new needle as best practice since the old needle can be contaminated.
You can easily attached 4mm size BD insulin pen needles or Novofine insulin pen needles 4mm
Hello, i am confuse about the needles, so if i buy 0.5 mg and want to use it twice then I only need 2 needles from 4 needles right?and after i use full 0.5 mg i need to buy new one?
Why do you want to use 0.5 mg twice? Are you trying to get 1mg dose.
If yes then you will be injecting it twice and should use new needle for new injection prick
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified yes i want to buy 1 mg, and i saw some ozempic youtube including yours that this come with 4 needles in the package right?so it suppose to be enough and no need to buy separate needles?
You need new needle with each injection. 4 will only be enough if you are using 1mg pen to take 1mg dose
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified if i want to use 0.5mg each (from 1 mg), what needle needed for one injection?sorry i am new here i thought for that dose (0.5 mg each) 2 needles are enough then u need to buy new one
@@Sriwijaya888 you cannot buy two needles... it comes as a box of insulin needles 4mm size. Usually boxes can have as many as 25 to 100 needles... but buy the smallest number as you need only 4 more needles if using the 1mg pen to take 0.5mg dose since you will get total of 8 doses
Hi can this method apply to mounjaro too??
I'm afraid not because of the different pen device autoinjector...
I'll release an update on Mounjaro Kwikpen when it's more globally available
كيف يمكنني تناول جرعة 0.5 اربع مرات بالشهر؟
تبدأ بجرعة 0.25 مجم مرة واحدة في الأسبوع ثم تزيد بجرعة 0.5 مجم مرة واحدة أسبوعيًا بعد شهر واحد. يمكنك الاستمرار على نفس الجرعة والاستجابة جيدة في الشهر التالي. يرجى التأكد من إشرافك على طبيب غدد صماء جيد لمساعدتك في علاج الآثار الجانبية وتقييم استجابتك السريرية.
Hello there, I have 0.5 pen but I need 0.25 dose. How many clicks should do?
18 clicks will get your 0.25mg
Is it the same number of clicks for a 2mg pen? 36 clicks for 0.5 mg on wegovy?
I have to check this myself but most novonordisk pens have same mechanisms and clicks. But I haven't got access to 2mg ozempic pen device
А может не болеющие диабетом люди использовать его для похудения?
Yes it's licenced for weight loss by the name of wegovy but both ozempic and wegovy are exactly the same molecule semaglutide...
So the answer to your question is, yes it can be used
I have a 1mg pen and I took the first dose of 0.5 which is 36 clicks out and after I did the injection it didn't come back to 0, I got scared and clicked again! Then it came back, I guess I gave myself 1mg right?
Please tell me, if I have 36 clicks, will it stop at half of that dose after the injection?
Yes you count 36 clicks to get 0.5mg dose from the 1mg pen.
If the dial didn't go to zero, it could be a faulty pen or you didn't click the button properly
It said one pen can last 6 weeks would it be ok if I exceed the usage with this trick ?
Yes ideally 6 weeks the efficacy is best, after that it's a matter of Clinical judgment
Thanks in advance. How can I take 0.5mg dose from a 0.25 MG pen ?
You will have to inject two times
18 clicks for the first time use and 18 also for the successive uses ? Or do I add 18 more clicks for every next use?
18 clicks is 0.25mg dose. We normally advise this dose for whole month.
Please discuss with your endocrinologist and get your response evaluated in 4 weeks...
Medical advice for such drugs must be under supervision of endocrinologists
Yes I am on prescription for this but I have a hard time counting clicks. What I meant to ask is, if I am on 0.25mg dose per week for a month, and I purchased a 1mg pen, I can use it 4 times right? So if I use for the first injection, I will count 18 clicks I understand. But how about for the second use? Will I still count 18 clicks for the second 0.25mg or do I need to click 36? Then 54 for the 3rd time and 72 clicks for the 4th? Or just 18 clicks everytime? Thank you so much for replying
My doctor said I can use 1mg pen multiple times but did not give instructions on how to use by counting clicks
@myradejarlo448 18 clicks will give you 0.25mg dose. You can stay on this dose as long as good clinical response and have clinical assessment every 4 weeks
@myradejarlo448 you will do 18 clicks every time to get 0.25 mg weekly...
If dose is increased to 0.5mg after 1 month then you will need 36 clicks
This will have to be decided by your endocrinologist
My question : can i do .5 mg next week and 1 mg the wk after ? Anybody done it ? Or i have to do one month on .25 etc
Who would anyone want rapid up titration? I'd strongly discourage such practice. These are medications and not to be considered a magic wand or supplement.
Please try to use the minimal effective dose for maximum benefit.
Everyone plateaus at some point and if you rapidly escalate to high dose then you have no room for titration when reach a plateau.
Please ensure you are being supervised by your endocrinologist
I got the 2 mg pen and just did a .25 mg today by counting 9 clicks, the 2 mg dose is 72 clicks
Yes that's correct. Please ensure the storage is correct and the fluid doesn't get cloudy after 6 weeks. Discard use of the colour of fluid changes or your storage is not correct
Thank you! I'm afraid to take the full 2mg and would like to just do 1.5 mg instead
@@hptjustme if you are first time starter then please start with low dose of 0.25mg. A drug should never be used as a scary supplement. Ensure you also speak to your endocrinologist. Never start on high dose. Go slow, go safe in stepwise way
What’s the best dose to start with ?
Always start with low dose of 0.25mg... this is best practice and it's ideal to maintain on the lowest effective dose
@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified 0.25 everyday?
@@bimbam9603 no... it's weekly...
Please have a look at the other video
@@bimbam9603
ruclips.net/video/2_dTJ6qwlw8/видео.htmlsi=hbnfn4hFuaScj0MG
and how many clicks from pen 0,5mg to get 0,25mg?
18 clicks
why do Ozempic people seem to lose weight but not so much on Trulicity? thought they was the same. they not?
They are different medicines from the same class. Ozempic is Semaglutide which has better data on weight loss while trulicity is dulaglutide (a bigger molecule of GLP-1) with dosages adjusted mainly for diabetes control ....
thanks, i think lol.. going to try this OZempic@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified
@@daytonpyro both medicines give weight loss but plateau usually happens with trulicity before ozempic due to the dosage potency differences
For how many weeks can i use my 1 mg pen on .25
It will have 16 doses... it's preferable to maintain cold chain and ensure your drug isn't discoloured. 6 weeks is official usage but people have used longer without any issues. Please consultant your endocrinologist as this is not medical advice
How do i take 0.5mg on the 2mg pen? The pharmacy sent me the wrong one.
Same number of click counts...
Every 18 clicks adds 0.25mg additional dose...
36 clicks is 0.5mg
72 clicks is 1mg
You can check the total clicks on your 2mg pen. It should have 144 clicks
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified Thank you so much. You are a life saver😊.
my 8mg/3ML has only 72 clicks, So I am assuming it is 9 clicks to get a .5mg dose?@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified
@@sawyermcvey5598 what's the exact name of brand? Is it ozempic or wegovy? 8mg dose isn't present in either of them
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplifiedthank you very helpful!
I'm afraid to do 1 mg. Isn't this going to make the vial go empty with 72 clicks?
72 click is 1mg which is one full dial on the 1mg pen... that pen contains 4 doses of 1mg ... so 1 full dial will not finish the whole pen
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified ah thank you !
how many doses in 1mg pen
Four doses of 1mg in ONE pen of 1mg
What about .75 mg in a 1 mg dosage pen?
that is 54 clicks on the 1mg pen to give you 0.75mg dose
16 doses has this pen
If I have .05 how many clicks to make it .025
Same as shown in this video... 18 clicks should be half way in 0.5mg pen giving 0.25mg
@@Endo-Diabetes-Simplified thanks
Can someone begin Ozempic for the first time at 1m??
No... starting dose always 0.25mg once a week
@@Endo-Diabetes-SimplifiedThank you. Can I move up to .5 after a week of 0.25mg?
@getmade4126 these are medications and it's best to treat them like the medication
It's best practice to follow protocol and have endocrinologist supervision.
Don't compare yourself with anyone else? It's your body and you are injecting a chemical in yourself
I'd not suggest going on blind up titration
Once you get side effects, you get deprived from a very useful medication...
Hope that clarifies
How to take 0.25 mg from 0.5 pen ?
Follow the same principle of click counts. It's usually 18 clicks as shown in video even for the 0.5 mg pen
I count on light blue pen for 0.25/0.5 there is 36 clicks from
0 to 0.25 not 18 which is perplexing to me ? Help me understand why the difference
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