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by rootusrootus 87 days ago
One of the quirks of buying brand name GLP1s in the US is that we don't get the dial-a-dose pens, every autopen is one-shot. Some people disassemble them to get multiple doses, but at that point you might as well get the cheaper brand name vials or go with compound or gray.
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Lilly Direct sells zepbound in “single use” vials you make draws from. Very trivial to add bacteriostatic water to them and do some simple math to divide the dose. I have a few friends who do this.

You can also take apart the pens and do the same thing, but it’s a lot more involved and you’ll need to source some sterile reusable vials for it.

When I was on Ozempic in the US (Bay Area), it was a dial-a-dose Ozempic branded pen. Came with 4-6 single use needles you’d screw onto the end before use, and discard into a sharps bin after.