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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Mar 23 11:20pm | Replies (27)
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Hi @strongerbones Forteo pen is not adjustable. I tried with a used Forteo pen with leftover doses once.
When you load the pen with a dose, you could hear numerous clicks, however you could only load with a full dose in order to deliver a dose.
As you deliver a dose by pushing the plunger, you could also hear many clicks, but they are not calibrated to any corresponding fractional doses.
Every other day dosing with Forteo is a strategy some endos use for people who are sensitive to this drug. Hope you get adjusted to it in no time!
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Thanks so much and what you expressed is exactly what the pharmacist told me. I’m starting next week. I am hoping I will do well. I appreciate the input you gave me.
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Adding on to confirm that you can't adjust the dose. I once discovered I completely missed a dose by not pulling the plunger out completely until I saw the red line. When I injected myself, no medication was injected. I didn't discover this until the next day and thought my pen was defective. The insert mentions this issue and how to reset the pen.