three gel packs and a foil liner got mine through a january delivery. the packs arrived liquid and the powder was fine
#anz 2026-05-22
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Highlights from this day
- pharmac_pen — follow up an nz member put their monthly cost at roughly 500 new zealand dollars in 2024. one person at one dose 16:28
- swirl_not_shake — lyophilised powder survived an australian summer for me. reconstituted would not have and i would not try it 18:15
- two_three_lifts — i do not order between december and february. that is my own rule after a january parcel arrived warm and soft 19:39
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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is nz supply tied to australian supply in practice
the compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making it, based on what members reported here at the time
people did stockpile before the compounding change and some of them are still working through it, from memory
genuine question how bad is the heat problem in january really
the depot is the problem
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
follow up an nz member put their monthly cost at roughly 500 new zealand dollars in 2024. one person at one dose
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right so tga and the shortage notices, is that still going where people are
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an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close, for what its worth
july is easy
insulated pouch, gel packs frozen solid, fastest leg you can buy. that is the whole summer protocol as this room has it
pbs is diabetes only afaik
nordic_price_nilsthe compounding rule change happened and it did stop the pharmacies that were making…
the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw
clinic versus pharmacy came out roughly even for me once the consult fees were counted in
sorry to jump in the pharmacist i asked was straightforward about supply and had no idea about anything else, which is fair enough
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
what happened to people who were on a compounded version
did anyone stockpile before the compounding change came in
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member reported figure
medsafe not tga
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summer is the risk
three gel packs
lyophilised powder survived an australian summer for me. reconstituted would not have and i would not try it
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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
transit was 5 days for me and the tracking went dark for a week in the middle, which is normal for that route
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the last leg to a rural address is where it bakes. the depot and the van are hotter than the plane ever was
check thats still true
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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
nordic_price_nilsthe honest summary for australia is that the rules changed under people mid treatment…
i was wrong about the compounding change taking effect immediately, it was phased, and i had told three people otherwise
coming back after 8 months, is supply any better in australia now
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update from 6 months ago: supply where i am steadied and the price never came back down, thats one data point
genuine question several members lost their compounded supply with roughly two months notice. that is the reported experience, not a rule i can quote at you
i do not order between december and february. that is my own rule after a january parcel arrived warm and soft
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a parcel of mine sat in a queensland depot for 3 days in summer, and it tested fine afterwards, which surprised me
supply steadied here
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dont order in january
the seasonal thing works both ways. a july parcel into australia is an easy parcel
i tested a vial after a summer transit out of pure paranoia and it came back 98.6. one vial, one result
nz supply has tracked australian supply closely in everything members have reported. the two markets are not independent
nz has it worse
powder survived
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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pharmac had not funded it for weight when i last read about it and the nz members in here were all paying privately
does anyone hold off ordering between december and february
how many gel packs is enough for an australian summer