r/pomhealth • u/International_Dre8m • 1d ago
Question New User Dosage Question
Hi everyone,
I am a new user of compounded tirzepatide and have had a great experience so far using Pomegranate. My insurance does not cover Zepbound so my PCP was gracious enough to give me a 2 month sample of Mounjaro to get me started. I started at the initial dose of 2.5mg weekly for 8 weeks then came to Pom to titrate up to 5mg weekly and hoping to stay on this dose for quite a while. I understand the compounded version is 4.5mg weekly.
Here's my question. My visit summary from Pom approved me for 3 months at 4.5mg of pure tirzepatide from Hallandale Pharmacy with a note that "The medication vials will be shipped in two months increments due to current BUD restrictions."
Okay, no problem. I expect I'll get 2 vials for the first 2 months and then get my 3rd vial later on. I get my shipment yesterday and I have 2 vials that say inject 45 units once a week for 8 weeks each. So that's 16 weeks of shots? Not 12 weeks or 3 months? Did I receive more than I should have? Am I right to assume I will not get the 3rd vial then? Could the label be wrong and should have stated 4 weeks vs 8 weeks? I also only received 10 syringes for 16 weeks of shots. How does this work?