Jintropin pens, update from Chinese hospitals

[jnab]

Hi
Checking whether the pictures load and post, will comment below if it works.
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[jnab]

30IU cartridge was supposed to be in the picture next to the box, but the camera decided to focus on the box only, might add it later.
One of my kids got prescribed HGH for short stature, first from a Hong kong doctor than from a Mainland China doctor. We trust more HK docs but once we got his opinion, went to get the treatment in China where it is cheaper and more convenient for us, might still follow up with HK doc.

Had never heard about Jintropin pens before, and there is also a Jin product that allows only one injection per week. Cartridges per IU are over twice the price of the 4.5 or 10IU vials so only bought a couple for his school trip (thought it would be more convenient for the nurse there, but seeing all instructions even on the pen are in chinese, duh...), the weekly injection is about 3 times the price of the cartridge, so as i don't mind pinning Junior, we gave it a pass, but found interesting it existed anyway. Got 6 months supply for Junior, to be refilled later, I've just started another Supertropin run, but now have several 100 IUs of Jins on top of the chinese supply i bought earlier for the kid in HK, where they are still sold otc, so might soon jump back to jins.
Also worth of note, while the drugstore in HK appears to only sell Jins, the growth clinic there sells Saizen pens, private clinics in HK usually avoiding chinese drugs.
So for those who care, a bit of current information, I wonder when the pens will show up in the black market, the HK drugstores don't seem to carry them either.

[Turbo306]

That's dope... Would totally try them out if I can get my hands on them

[jnab]

That's dope... Would totally try them out if I can get my hands on them


How you would justify the price difference, if the effect is supposed to be the same as with regular vials ? Novelty, convenience ?
That being said, I'll try the pen on Junior before his school trip, see if I can understand how it works and write a note for the nurse (there's an explanatory video somewhere online, probably on Gensci website, but suspect it will be only in chinese), who knows I might also find that awesome and try to get a few more cartridges !
Doctor reckons it is easier for the body to adapt to cartridges than regular injections for new patients, not sure that makes sense. Otherwise it is supposed to be the same.

[jnab]

Too bad the cartridged didn't get attached to the Pen's picture, but fwiw the cartridge is filled with liquid GH (premixed i guess), not powder. Very easy to use, Junior is back from vacation and using powder vials again, which are not much of an headache either but the pen is very convenient, we might stock up on those before leaving China.

[Zitbak]

That looks really cool! I'm assuming they only provide a script for 6 months worth. Can you take a pic of the cartridge?

[jnab]

That looks really cool! I'm assuming they only provide a script for 6 months worth. Can you take a pic of the cartridge?

Sorry Zitbak, just bought 2 cartridges for Junior's holidays in Europe and they are gone( might buy more when we travel next). Again I had the cartridge next to the pen when taking the picture, but that mobile phone is more advanced than I can figure out. Cartridge didn't show up.... Yes script is 6 months worth, although we got 1 for Pen's cartridges and 1 script also for vials. Mrs, who deals with the chinese doctors, reckons one can go and buy again using the same script after 3 months, although we haven't tried yet. Cheaper and faster getting the vials here than buying than in Hong Kong drugstores. Might miss those when moving back to Europe...

[jnab]

That looks really cool! I'm assuming they only provide a script for 6 months worth. Can you take a pic of the cartridge?

"Yes script is 6 months worth, although we got 1 for Pen's cartridges and 1 script also for vials. Mrs, who deals with the chinese doctors, reckons one can go and buy again using the same script after 3 months, although we haven't tried yet"

Just want to confirm one can use the same script twice, Mrs went back and bought another 6 months worth of vials. If doing the same with the cartridges, it appears possible to buy 2 years worth of supplies ina short period of time. Starting dose seems to be 5IU per day around here.
Also fwiw junior suffered no side effects but after 3 months on 5iu has grown only little. Hoping for 4inches the first year, HGH seems to be helping even less after 1 year.