Dr.SurgeonPGH said:Sharing my dosing arithmetic titration experience with compounded semaglutide — I have been tracking injection volumes meticulously: Using 5mg/2mL…
There is a second half to this that has not been said yet. The shortage clause is the answer to the second question and it is a subtraction rather than an addition. Both exemptions forbid compounding something that is essentially a copy of a commercially available approved product. A product FDA has listed as in shortage is not treated as commercially available, so listing removed the objection that otherwise blocked compounding. It never created a permission; it withdrew a prohibition, which is why it evaporated the moment the supply fact changed.
Dr.SurgeonPGH said:Sharing my dosing arithmetic titration experience with compounded semaglutide — I have been tracking injection volumes meticulously: Using 5mg/2mL…
Ongoing cost tracking for dosing arithmetic — transparency for the community:
Monthly medication cost: $119
Supplies (syringes, BAC water, alcohol swabs): ~$12/month
Janoshik testing: ~$14/month (amortized quarterly)
Lab work: ~$59/month (amortized quarterly)
Total: ~$219/month
Compare to brand Wegovy at $1359/month without insurance. Compounded is roughly 88% cheaper for what I have found to be clinically equivalent medication.
Following on from Dr.SurgeonPGH — and this may be the naive question:
What actually distinguishes 503A from 503B, in terms of what each may make and from what starting material?
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Shop Reference StandardsPharmacoVig_BOS said:Ongoing cost tracking for dosing arithmetic — transparency for the community: Monthly medication cost: $119 Supplies (syringes, BAC water, alcohol…
dosing arithmetic — critical reminder about tirzepatide dose equivalence across formulations:
Mounjaro KwikPen and compounded tirzepatide are the same molecule but:
- KwikPen is ready to inject, no mixing needed
- Compounded requires reconstitution and proper syringe technique
- Verify your compounded concentration before each injection
- Never assume 1 vial = 1 dose without checking the math
OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.
The bulks-list asymmetry was the piece I had missed entirely. It explains why one of my two pharmacies is still arguing it can supply and the other simply stopped.