Community pharmacies currently charge around 240 per month for Saxenda
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single-use pre-filled pen delivering doses of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg: 0.25 mg/pen (0.25 mg/0.5 mL), 0.5 mg/pen (0.5 mg/0.5 mL), 1 mg/pen (1 mg/0.5 mL), 1.7 mg/pen (1.7 mg/0.75 mL), 2.4 mg/pen (2.4 mg/0.75 mL) and multi-use pre-filled pen (FlexTouch) delivering doses of 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg or 2.4 mg: 1 mg/pen (0.68 mg/mL), 2 mg/pen (1.34 mg/mL), 4 mg/pen (1.34 mg/mL), 6.8 mg/pen (2.27 mg/mL), 9.6 mg/pen (3.2 mgmL) [product monograph]
Understanding your genetic predispositions in peptide pathways and baseline inflammatory markers can help inform a more informed conversation with your provider about whether combination approaches or targeted supplementation align with your biology
Cigarette smoke synergistically enhances respiratory mucin induction by proinflammatory stimuli
This will be discussed prior to proceeding with the treatment