an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close
update from 21 months ago: supply where i am steadied and the price never came back down
#anz 2025-10-21
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Highlights from this day
- ten_of_ten — anyone in nz paying out of pocket and willing to say what it comes to 19:50
- meniscus_mel — the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time i keep a spare month in the… 20:51
- meniscus_mel — nobody here can tell you what is allowed in australia and the mods will stop that conversation 21:19
- ten_of_ten — tga and the shortage notices, is that still going where people are 21:33
insulated pouch, gel packs frozen solid, fastest leg you can buy. that is the whole summer protocol as this room has it, ill dig out the number
people did stockpile before the compounding change and some of them are still working through it
medsafe not tga
temperature controlled shipping into australia exists and the quote i got was more than the peptide, n of 1 obviously
anyone in nz paying out of pocket and willing to say what it comes to
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that was a year ago
the honest summary for australia is that the rules changed under people mid treatment and the room is still sore about it
i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 99.2. one vial, one result
[edited]how long is transit into australia running at the moment
nz members have consistently reported worse availability and higher prices than australia. that is anecdote, but it is repeated anecdote
pharmac had not funded it for weight when i last read about it and the nz members in here were all paying privately
an nz member put their monthly cost at roughly 500 new zealand dollars in 2024. one person at one dose
what does a pharmacist in australia say if you just ask about supply
transit was 11 days for me and the tracking went dark for a week in the middle, which is normal for that route, ill dig out the number
nz has it worse
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wouldnt risk reconstituted
a parcel of mine sat in a queensland depot for 4 days in summer, and it tested fine afterwards, which surprised me
the pharmacist i asked was straightforward about supply and had no idea about anything else, which is fair enough
the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time
i keep a spare month in the fridge specifically because summer ordering down here is a gamble
is there any reimbursement in nz at all or is it fully private
nobody here can tell you what is allowed in australia and the mods will stop that conversation
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tga and the shortage notices, is that still going where people are
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the depot is the problem
dont order in january
pharmac hasnt funded it
the last leg to a rural address is where it bakes. the depot and the van are hotter than the plane ever was
does anyone hold off ordering between december and february
is it cheaper through a clinic or a pharmacy in australia
powder survived
a member in perth and a member in melbourne reported completely different transit times on the same supplier in the same month, we shall see
is nz supply tied to australian supply in practice
the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw