A calm and supportive thread to discuss the Price Increases: Mounjaro

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For anyone who would like a calmer place to share support and information about the price increases.

I don’t think limiting to one pen is the bad thing, to me it’s allowing extra orders, cancelling them after creating a false sense of security and then pretending Eli Lilly has created that limit.

I'm looking to move to Wygovy too. I've tried to order 1mg Wygovy (from 5mg Mounjaro) from 2 places. Payment taken but still pending. I know some providers saying you have to start at s low dose, others not.

I am interested in the usefulness (for me) of the second hormone Mounjaro affects. Its to do with insulin and glycogen. Only I have a very low sugar and low carb diet now. So I don't especially think ill gain much from this additional aspect of Mounjaro.

Obviously when Mounjaro was cheaper, I'd not say no to the extra effects. But now it's not, I don't think the cost of (mid dose) Mounjaro over Wygovy will be worth it.

I’ve never heard of that. It sounds really good.

I'm sure you'll do well on it. I'm a WLI old-timer and lost the vast majority of my 9.5 stone loss on Ozempic/Wegovy. I found it amazing and never went higher than 1.7mg. I only switched to MJ as I neared maintenance because at the time they wouldn't prescribe Wegovy past 2 years. I'd have happily stayed on it.

@JodieJo63 You can’t spam your code on these threads. There is a dedicated board for referral codes.
Search “weight loss promo codes”

Thanks for sharing your experience DareDevil223.

I noticed ‘guaranteed stock and delivery timelines’ was one of the things Pillsorted are offering with their membership. I would be making a big thing of that if I were them as a lot of people are struggling to get the dose they need at the moment.

@gimmemounjaro yes, it is interesting, I guess basically saying they will manage their stocks to ensure members are prioritised and have some safety stock for any minor supply chain issues. Which is what you would expect any decent provider to do anyway, but as we have seen doesn’t always work in reality.

Wonder what their guarantee means if they can’t supply…. do patients get compensated. I assume it will, like any business be full of disclaimers such as excluding circumstances outside our control.

What to do now Mounjaro’s hiking its prices, by an obesity expert

https://www.thetimes.com/article/bc5c5cf6-b4ef-4b1f-aa0d-65579545284e?shareToken=8fe059d82eab07116d0a56f2bce15f76

Sorry if this has been asked, but does anyone think medexpress will get stock in before price increase?

They still have stock, or at least we're sending out comms to say they did. If you normally order from them, you should be able to get a pen.

So far there appear to be 3 providers advertising their prices MMP, Oushk and Pillsorted (although none of the big pharmacies, those with the most buying power e.g. MedExpress, Chemist4U, Simple Online Pharmacy have). MMP is an outlier with 15mg sub £300. I suspect Oushk and Pillsorted's members prices will be around where the market falls, although we will need to see what the big pharmacies do because they will get the best bulk buying rates.

If MMP are far below everyone else, this isn't good news, as MMP are a small ish provider, last month they got 4000 pens of each of the higher doses, they will only be able to supply a small number of users. At their current prices (they are the cheapest for 10mg +) they sell out in a matter of days.

This is all to say Oushk's/Pillsorted are probably a good indicator of September prices, but it will really hinge on what the big pharmacies do.

I hope they do limit pens to one per customer in future to help keep the supply stable. It seems a lot of people have said they will go down to 5mg/2.5mg doses as it will still be in the 'affordable' bracket, so is it likely there will still be stock issues for the lower doses after September if more people are titrating down to them? Or is it more likely people will buy out the higher doses and stretch them out to 5/7.5 as its more cost effective?

This is the microdosing clicks for anyone interested. I understand that if the pen is stored in the fridge it is safe to use after the 30 day limit.

I agree. I felt quite sick yesterday reading on the other thread about people who had bought loads (6,8, or more) of pens from different suppliers to stock up. Quite selfish behaviour.

Same. I understand panic but as a PP has just said, it really doesn’t cast us all in a great light as a species.

I know everyone is allowed to post how they want but can we leave the discussions about bulk buying ethics to the other thread before this one goes the same way.

I understand that if the pen is stored in the fridge it is safe to use after the 30 day limit.

Unless you have a credible source beyond social media it is not known if it is safe whether refrigerated or not.

Refrigeration might slow down bacterial growth in general for anything whether it is medication or chicken, but it does not halt it and this being an injectable medication where you are potentially injecting bacteria deep into the skin so the risks are higher if any bacteria is present.

This is why I’m not rushing to MMP. If they can guarantee supply, great! But undercutting the market when you don’t have the resources to supply the necessary amount is just risky business to me.

Ah sugar i meant medicine market place 😅

Mounjaro will be cardio protective too - it’s just still being researched/ proven with long term studies. No reason why it wouldn’t be though as it’s more effective than WeGovy. Some of the pharmacies are trying to spin it that this is a benefit of WeGovy but it’s not.

Apologies which provider is this?

It's so frustrating and I am particularly annoyed that IQ Dr have not communicated with their customer whatsoever
However, I need a pen and given the panic buying that has occurred, I think I will be lucky to get one from anywhere before the price hike
Do let me know if you get any success with CheqUp

Pillsorted

I’ve just seen a video on TikTok from a lady called gillian_mpharm (id link it but it would out me!). She puts the hysteria around the price rises down to TikTok and I have to admit I think social media is to blame.

Someone leaked these rises on Reddit without any context and created this mass panic. It was a really irresponsible thing to do.

Interesting take on Eli stock value here: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4814170-eli-lilly-bet-against-insiders

Summary: it’s overvalued and recommendation is to sell now.