nz supply has tracked australian supply closely in everything members have reported. the two markets are not independent
#anz 2026-03-12
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Highlights from this day
- brisbane_bac — the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time, not advice obviously 21:49
- cagri_curious — for the archive does the pbs cover it for diabetes but not for weight 22:25
- cold_pack_carla — whats the wait like to see somebody about this in australia 23:00
nz has it worse
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sorry to jump in tga and medsafe are separate regulators making separate decisions, and people conflate them constantly, i could be wrong
Reminder set. I will post here in 5 days.
pharmac had not funded it for weight when i last read about it and the nz members in here were all paying privately
did anyone stockpile before the compounding change came in
i keep a spare month in the fridge specifically because summer ordering down here is a gamble
the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time, not advice obviously
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for the archive 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
unrelated but anyone in nz paying out of pocket and willing to say what it comes to
transit was 10 days for me and the tracking went dark for a week in the middle, which is normal for that route
update from 11 months ago: supply where i am steadied and the price never came back down
is nz supply tied to australian supply in practice
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does anyone hold off ordering between december and february
i pay for the fastest service in summer purely to shorten the hot part, not to get it any sooner
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the honest summary for australia is that the rules changed under people mid treatment and the room is still sore about it
keep a spare month
how many gel packs is enough for an australian summer
what happened to people who were on a compounded version
did the compounders give any notice before they stopped
shipping into an australian summer, what do people actually do about it
for the archive does the pbs cover it for diabetes but not for weight
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whats the pbs position, is it covered for weight at all
the wait to see somebody was quoted to me as a few weeks privately and much longer publicly, when i asked in 2024
australian figures members reported ran from about 130 to 400 a month depending on route and dose, as of about a year ago, thats just me
the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw
is there any reimbursement in nz at all or is it fully private
clinic versus pharmacy came out roughly even for me once the consult fees were counted in
three gel packs
update on the earlier thing is it cheaper through a clinic or a pharmacy in australia
[edited]check thats still true
whats the wait like to see somebody about this in australia
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i do not order between december and february. that is my own rule after a january parcel arrived warm and soft
nobody here can tell you what is allowed in australia and the mods will stop that conversation, not advice obviously
three gel packs and a foil liner got mine through a january delivery. the packs arrived liquid and the powder was fine, ill dig out the number
summer is the risk
pbs is diabetes only afaik
the seasonal thing works both ways. a july parcel into australia is an easy parcel
quick one nz members have consistently reported worse availability and higher prices than australia. that is anecdote, but it is repeated anecdote
[edited]i was wrong about the compounding change taking effect immediately, it was phased, and i had told three people otherwise
*Medutest not the other one