pharmac hasnt funded it
#anz 2026-02-09
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- pbs_pip — three gel packs and a foil liner got mine through a january delivery. the packs arrived liquid and the powder was fine, i could be wrong 22:26
- swirl_not_shake — did the compounding rule change actually stop everything or just the big places 22:59
- ten_of_ten — several members lost their compounded supply with roughly two months notice. that is the reported experience, not a rule i can quote at you 23:04
- cold_pack_carla — i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 99.4. one vial, one result an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem… 23:20
- cold_pack_carla — tga and medsafe are separate regulators making separate decisions, and people conflate them constantly, your mileage will differ 23:35
anyone had a parcel sit in a hot depot for 9 days
dont order in january
nz members have consistently reported worse availability and higher prices than australia. that is anecdote, but it is repeated anecdote
pharmac in new zealand, has anything moved on funding
i was wrong about the compounding change taking effect immediately, it was phased, and i had told three people otherwise
pharmac had not funded it for weight when i last read about it and the nz members in here were all paying privately
three gel packs and a foil liner got mine through a january delivery. the packs arrived liquid and the powder was fine, i could be wrong
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update on the earlier thing how many gel packs is enough for an australian summer
shipping into an australian summer, what do people actually do about it
the wait to see somebody was quoted to me as a few weeks privately and much longer publicly, when i asked in 2024
does the pbs cover it for diabetes but not for weight
medsafe not tga
update on the earlier thing anyone shipping to a rural australian address, does the last leg kill it
coming back after 3 months, is supply any better in australia now
quick one anyone tested a vial after a summer transit down here
did anyone stockpile before the compounding change came in
an nz member put their monthly cost at roughly 500 new zealand dollars in 2024. one person at one dose
is there any reimbursement in nz at all or is it fully private
did the compounding rule change actually stop everything or just the big places
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check thats still true
*that should say weekly
several members lost their compounded supply with roughly two months notice. that is the reported experience, not a rule i can quote at you
a parcel of mine sat in a queensland depot for 5 days in summer, and it tested fine afterwards, which surprised me
right so an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close
nobody here can tell you what is allowed in australia and the mods will stop that conversation, ill dig out the number
that was a year ago
i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 99.4. one vial, one result
an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close
the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time
the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw
did the compounders give any notice before they stopped
what happened to people who were on a compounded version
tga and medsafe are separate regulators making separate decisions, and people conflate them constantly, your mileage will differ
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any pricing in this channel is a snapshot from whenever it was typed. australian prices moved a lot in two years
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