Q&A

How much is Follistim 300 IU?

How much is Follistim 300 IU?

Price

Price
Follistim AQ 300 IU cartridge $309.00
Follistim AQ 600 IU cartridge $618.00
Follistim AQ 900 IU cartridge $927.00
Ganirelix 250 mcg pre-filled syringe $92.00

What is Follistim used to treat?

This medication contains follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and is used to treat certain fertility problems in women and men. In women, it helps stimulate healthy ovaries to produce eggs.

What company makes Follistim?

Used primarily to help women with ovulation difficulties to get pregnant, the injected medication contains follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which helps healthy ovaries to produce eggs. Merck is the sole producer of Follistim, but other injectable FSH drugs work similarly.

What is a Follistim pen?

Follistim AQ cartridge is a prefilled, premixed recombinant gonadotropin. Packaged in 300 IU (international units), 600 IU and 900 IU cartridges, the Follistim Pen allows the user to dial a specific dose in 25 IU increments from 50 IU to 450 IU per subcutaneous injection.

How does Follistim make you feel?

Common side effects of Follistim AQ include headache, stomach pain, bloating, nausea, injection site reactions (redness, pain, bruising, or irritation), breast tenderness or pain or swelling, dizziness, numbness or tingly feeling, pelvic pain/discomfort or tenderness, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, acne, or skin …

Where do I inject follistim?

Follistim® AQ Cartridge is given by injection just under the skin (subcutaneous injection). Recommended sites are the area just below the belly button or the upper thigh.

Where is the best place to inject follistim?

Can a Follistim pen be used for OHSS?

The combination of transvaginal ultrasonography and measurement of serum estradiol levels is also useful for minimizing the risk of OHSS and multifetal gestations. The FOLLISTIM Pen is intended only for use with FOLLISTIM AQ Cartridge.

Can a Follistim AQ cartridge cause follicular growth?

In most instances, treatment with FOLLISTIM AQ Cartridge will result only in follicular growth and maturation.

Can a Follistim cartridge be used for IVF?

FOLLISTIM AQ Cartridge is also indicated for pregnancy in normal ovulatory women undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle. Prior to initiation of treatment with FOLLISTIM AQ Cartridge for OI or IVF/ICSI: