Jammed pen

[justsaxy]

Just this really. I don’t live in the uk but am here on holiday. Have recently switched from wegovy to Munjaro and the pen has jammed on the last dose. Went to Boots who said there is nothing that they can do.

has this happened to anyone else? What did you do?

TIA.

When did it jam - on injecting? Did it prime ok when you put the needle on?

Is the red seal bulging at all?

You could consider getting 1ml insulin syringes and extracting the medication that way. No pharmacy would suggest that though as it’s against the usage instructions.

The red seal isn’t bulging… and, upon reflection, I started this pen on 11th June. So I think I have had the full four doses, this must be the magical ‘extra’ dose that I have read about. (Doesn’t happen at all on wegovy!)

so I have started my next pen (I brought it with me) but it galls me to see that much in the pen, going to waste!!!!

So tempting! Would I need a prescription for this? I plan to be on M for at least a year before going back to wegovy (due to finances)

You can buy them from on line pharmacies etc or over the counter.

https://ukmedi.co.uk/collections/syringes/

the 8mm 32g 1ml syringes will work. Just don’t buy from Amazon as they are not certified as sterile for human use.

I had this and I wound it back in, changed the needle and it worked.

Just to add the pen is designed to lock after around 258 clicks - so 4 doses plus some extra for priming - so it is working as it should.

If you do use a syringe, you need 0.6 ml for a full dose. Usually (in the old style pens) you get around 5.25 doses of liquid.

Yes, as @putthehamsterbackinitscage says you can just buy the kind of syringes linked and use them to extract and inject. A normal dose is 0.6ml, there’s usually at least that left in the pen, sometimes more. You can see why people want to use it as an extra dose given that the pens cost £150 to £250 depending on the dose.

Thank you! I shall go and get the syringe tomorrow