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Annual Costs (2025) Retail Pharmaceutical (Wegovy/Mounjaro as proxies): Without insurance: $12,000-16,800/year With insurance coverage: $1,200-3,600/year (copays) Retatrutide will likely price similarly when approved Research Peptide Suppliers: Maintenance dose (4mg weekly): $3,600-6,000/year Higher dose (8mg weekly): $7,200-12,000/year Requires self-sourcing from suppliers like Red Fox Peptides (third-party HPLC/MS testing, 98%+ purity verification, with delivery within 2-4 days for Canadian customers) Dose Reduction Strategies Many patients successfully maintain on lower doses than required for active weight loss: Lost weight on 12mg weekly
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"Questions about who is most at risk and whether the hair loss will reverse upon stopping the drug can be addressed in future studies." Davis agreed, encouraging patients to have an open conversation with their doctor about how they can best take care of themselves