slightly off topic but coming back after 13 months, has any province changed its position
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- nine_nine_one — slightly off topic but coming back after 13 months, has any province changed its position 20:23
- nine_nine_one — i had a parcel sit in an unheated depot at minus eighteen for two days and the powder tested fine, thats one data point 20:41
- noct.titrate — the freezing worry is more room theory than published data for these specific compounds and we should keep saying so 22:30
the border question comes up a lot and nobody here will tell you what to declare. that gets stopped quickly, thats just me
a frozen and thawed reconstituted vial is the one thing i would not use, and i cannot point you at a study for that, take that with a pinch of salt
the depot delay in winter runs longer than in summer and that is the part people do not plan for
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canadian pharmacies stocked it reliably in the periods members reported on, better than the uk did at the same time, i could be wrong
i had a parcel sit in an unheated depot at minus eighteen for two days and the powder tested fine, thats one data point
[edited]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
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Batch lookup A-2418: 2 independent reports on file, earliest 2024-10-21.
follow up how do people insulate against cold rather than against heat
quebec has its own drug plan and it worked differently from the rest in everything i read a year ago
a lyophilised vial that froze in transit is almost certainly fine. a reconstituted one that froze is a different matter
how does coverage work if you have diabetes versus if you dont
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as of when i last checked, some provinces covered the diabetes indication and none i knew of covered weight outright, your mileage will differ
that was a pilot not policy
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the difference between a diabetes diagnosis and a weight indication was the whole story in every province i read about
diabetes covered, weight not
member reported 2024
Verification log updated: CPC — evidence added, status unchanged.
an ontario member reported around 350 canadian dollars a month at a pharmacy in 2024. one price at one dose
unrelated but the last leg across the prairies in february is the risk. the flight is heated and the truck is not
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postal handled winter better than the courier for me, mostly because the courier van sat outside for hours
does private insurance cover it in canada or only some plans
hold till march
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while im here winter shipping, is freezing the actual risk rather than heat
is provincial coverage as much of a patchwork as it looks from outside
a member in the territories reported everything arriving eventually and nothing arriving quickly
*Medutest not the other one
spring ordering is easier and if you can wait, waiting is free, thats one data point
transit was 12 days for me with a week of nothing in the middle at a customs facility
my monthly cost with partial insurance came to about 120 canadian dollars, which is not a number anybody else can use
transit was 14 days for me with a week of nothing in the middle at a customs facility
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unrelated but did anyone get stopped at the border bringing it back
quebec has its own drug plan and it worked differently from the rest in everything i read a year ago
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the freezing worry is more room theory than published data for these specific compounds and we should keep saying so
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is a frozen lyophilised vial ruined or is that fine
the winter risk in canada is freezing rather than cooking, and this channel took a while to internalise that, i think
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does the postal service or the courier handle winter better
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how long is transit into canada running
while im here any figure in this channel is dated. canadian pricing and coverage both moved while i was reading about them
is there a national picture at all or is it entirely provincial
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