update from 18 months ago: supply where i am steadied and the price never came back down
[edited]#anz 2025-08-16
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Highlights from this day
- cagri_curious — the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw 17:48
- cagri_curious — i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 99.4. one vial, one result 18:09
- cagri_curious — australian figures members reported ran from about 130 to 400 a month depending on route and dose, as of about a year ago 19:40
- pbs_pip — the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time 19:58
the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw
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update on the earlier thing i was wrong about the compounding change taking effect immediately, it was phased, and i had told three people otherwise, n of 1 obviously
insulated pouch, gel packs frozen solid, fastest leg you can buy. that is the whole summer protocol as this room has it
i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 99.4. one vial, one result
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sorry to jump in as of a year or so ago there was no nz reimbursement for weight indications at all, so check rather than taking that as current
nz has it worse
transit was 23 days for me and the tracking went dark for a week in the middle, which is normal for that route
the pharmacist i asked was straightforward about supply and had no idea about anything else, which is fair enough
how bad is the heat problem in january really
pharmac in new zealand, has anything moved on funding
that was a year ago
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is there any reimbursement in nz at all or is it fully private
keep a spare month
july is easy
a parcel of mine sat in a queensland depot for 7 days in summer, and it tested fine afterwards, which surprised me
unrelated but people did stockpile before the compounding change and some of them are still working through it
does the pbs cover it for diabetes but not for weight
[edited]anyone shipping to a rural australian address, does the last leg kill it
slightly off topic but tga and the shortage notices, is that still going where people are
powder survived
australian figures members reported ran from about 130 to 400 a month depending on route and dose, as of about a year ago
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an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close, thats one data point
supply steadied here
the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time
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did anyone stockpile before the compounding change came in
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
what happened to people who were on a compounded version
nobody here can tell you what is allowed in australia and the mods will stop that conversation
coming back to this the last leg to a rural address is where it bakes. the depot and the van are hotter than the plane ever was
wouldnt risk reconstituted
what does a pharmacist in australia say if you just ask about supply
anyone tested a vial after a summer transit down here
i pay for the fastest service in summer purely to shorten the hot part, not to get it any sooner
*Medutest not the other one
nz members have consistently reported worse availability and higher prices than australia. that is anecdote, but it is repeated anecdote
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the wait to see somebody was quoted to me as a few weeks privately and much longer publicly, when i asked in 2024