Comments on: question for those on lantus

By: Adeline Calhoun

Adeline Calhoun — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:12:21 +0000

Jodi,
On my last 3-month prescription order (10 mcg pen) I was only able to
get one and the other two took a couple of days to get. There was no
explanation (I didn’t ask, either) so I’m not sure what the problem
was. It was picked up by my Mom as a favor and if I had been there I
would have asked (love my pharmacist!).
Elaine (TN)

By: Jonathan Willia

Jonathan Willia — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:07:25 +0000

Judi, It has been reported in the press that it is likely that Byetta may be
in short supply this summer because the demand is more than the company
expected or planned for. The CEO of Amylin said in an interview that the
company
would be in good shape by fall. This news did not do the stock price any good.
The company is building a new plant and should have it on line by 2007. The
company has discontinued the free 5mcg samples to Endo’s. John Dodson

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By: Booker Debi

Booker Debi — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:43:51 +0000

Thanks to all who responded to my posts, I will give the pen a try and see if it
will last until the Byetta hopefully come in. I am in Western PA and glad I am
not the only one with this problem.

By: Lenny Roberson

Lenny Roberson — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 02:23:44 +0000

i generally use mine til it runs out and i have had no
problem although i am not sure that it is quite as
potent. but there were no adverse effects. this last
pen lasted about45 days

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:11:15 +0000

ah to only have to shoot 10 lantus
jodi

I don’t split mine…it’s working fine so far. But I only take 10
units of Lantus. I take both my Lantus and Byetta at 7:30 am. Then
Byetta again at 1:30 and 7:30 pm. That’s it! :o) Good luck!
~Jess NY

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 06:35:23 +0000

yes it is here too. i am in central illinois and use walgreens. they had 1
10 pen and had to order 2 more to fill my script. it was the difference
between a friday and monday. we have 3 walgreens within a few miles and they
all needed to order more.
while at kroger friday, i had to have a script filled for an antibiotic as
well as diflucan. they were out of diflucan and i asked about their byetta
stock. they had at least 5 of each dosage of spit on hand.

jodi

I just went to my pharmacy today to pick up my refill, and the pharmist
informed me that Byetta is on back order with the manufactor and they have
no idea when it will be available. Did anyone experience this?

I know you are only to use the 5mg pen for 30 days, but I have some doses

left in the pen when I didn’t take it because I was too low, is it safe to
use the remaining doses, since I can’t get my new rx for a while?

Thanks,

By: Melvin Anh

Melvin Anh — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:45:48 +0000

Hmmm, I’m near the end of my pen, having more hunger and a little less control
of BG. Did not happen with pen 1 or 2. Wonder if this is my introduction to
less control at the end of a pen.

Marsha

By: Maureen Hines

Maureen Hines — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:16:47 +0000

I always have to order a day or two in advance because the local CVS never
has them - gets them on the truck from Atlanta overnight usually if I can
get the order in early that day. NO problems with filling the Rx. And I use
the pen usually 45 days - I know when it’s about out when I the Pepto starts
lasting longer.

Carl Eugene Moore

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Egads, no, I have not had a problem with the pens being on backorder. I did
have to wait a few days for the first pen to come in from central supply,
but thankfully I get mine from the mail order pharmacy in 3 month batches so
as long as I keep the flow coming normally I am going to be immune from
short term back orders. I’d be really upset over long-term ones.

I have used a pen past the expiration date and so did my DH and they worked
fine. Good luck!

By: Melvin Anh

Melvin Anh — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:09:56 +0000

Judi,

Egads, no, I have not had a problem with the pens being on backorder. I did
have to wait a few days for the first pen to come in from central supply, but
thankfully I get mine from the mail order pharmacy in 3 month batches so as long
as I keep the flow coming normally I am going to be immune from short term back
orders. I’d be really upset over long-term ones.

I have used a pen past the expiration date and so did my DH and they worked
fine. Good luck!

Marsha

By: Booker Debi

Booker Debi — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:08:37 +0000

I just went to my pharmacy today to pick up my refill, and the pharmist informed
me that Byetta is on back order with the manufactor and they have no idea when
it will be available. Did anyone experience this?

I know you are only to use the 5mg pen for 30 days, but I have some doses left
in the pen when I didn’t take it because I was too low, is it safe to use the
remaining doses, since I can’t get my new rx for a while?

Thanks,

is anyone else splitting their dose in 2 and if so are you doing an even
spilt?

and when do you take it? i was taking the single dose at about 9:30 to 10pm.
dr said to space them 12 hours apart but i know i’ll forget the morning dose

eventually so am thinking maybe changing the times to like 6:30 am and pm.

and when do you take the lantus then? this morning i took both the lantus
and byetta together at 8:30 am. but not sure if that’s a good idea or not.

jodi