supply steadied here
#anz 2026-03-13
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Highlights from this day
- ten_of_ten — i was wrong about the compounding change taking effect immediately, it was phased, and i had told three people otherwise 20:57
- quiet.hours — how bad is the heat problem in january really 21:08
- cold_pack_carla — the honest summary for australia is that the rules changed under people mid treatment and the room is still sore about it 21:28
that was a year ago
three gel packs and a foil liner got mine through a january delivery. the packs arrived liquid and the powder was fine
people did stockpile before the compounding change and some of them are still working through it, from memory
whats the pbs position, is it covered for weight at all
a parcel of mine sat in a queensland depot for 4 days in summer, and it tested fine afterwards, which surprised me
follow up i pay for the fastest service in summer purely to shorten the hot part, not to get it any sooner, thats one data point
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sorry to jump in insulated pouch, gel packs frozen solid, fastest leg you can buy. that is the whole summer protocol as this room has it
temperature controlled shipping into australia exists and the quote i got was more than the peptide
[edited]dont order in january
[edited]lyophilised powder survived an australian summer for me. reconstituted would not have and i would not try it
shipping into an australian summer, what do people actually do about it
are the rules in nz the same or completely separate
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did the compounding rule change actually stop everything or just the big places
i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 96.8. one vial, one result
powder survived
nobody here can tell you what is allowed in australia and the mods will stop that conversation, n of 1 obviously
the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time
did the compounders give any notice before they stopped
the pharmacist i asked was straightforward about supply and had no idea about anything else, which is fair enough, thats just me
does the pbs cover it for diabetes but not for weight
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
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summer is the risk
how bad is the heat problem in january really
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transit was 21 days for me and the tracking went dark for a week in the middle, which is normal for that route
the last leg to a rural address is where it bakes. the depot and the van are hotter than the plane ever was
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an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close
the honest summary for australia is that the rules changed under people mid treatment and the room is still sore about it
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check thats still true
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
update from 25 months ago: supply where i am steadied and the price never came back down
a member in perth and a member in melbourne reported completely different transit times on the same supplier in the same month
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260as of a year or so ago there was no nz reimbursement for weight indications at all, so check rather than taking that as current
as far as i understood it a year ago, the pbs listing covered the diabetes indication and not weight management, and that split catches people out
as far as i understood it a year ago, the pbs listing covered the diabetes indication and not weight management, and that split catches people out
three gel packs
i keep a spare month in the fridge specifically because summer ordering down here is a gamble
does anyone hold off ordering between december and february
clinic versus pharmacy came out roughly even for me once the consult fees were counted in
did anyone stockpile before the compounding change came in
is there any reimbursement in nz at all or is it fully private
the wait to see somebody was quoted to me as a few weeks privately and much longer publicly, when i asked in 2024, ymmv
check thats still true
is nz supply tied to australian supply in practice