genuine question i compared a canadian pharmacy quote against an american one on the same dose and the american one was more than double
#canada 2025-11-18
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- fridge_thermo — the border question comes up a lot and nobody here will tell you what to declare. that gets stopped quickly 18:30
- gall_bladder_gav — is provincial coverage as much of a patchwork as it looks from outside 19:57
- provincial_pat — there is no national picture. asking what canada does is asking thirteen questions at the same time 20:55
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has anyone had a vial actually freeze in transit
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private plans vary by employer more than by province. two members with the same job title got different answers
the border question comes up a lot and nobody here will tell you what to declare. that gets stopped quickly
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i hold orders between january and march where i can. a preference, not a rule anybody gave me
fridge_thermothe border question comes up a lot and nobody here will tell you what to declare. that…
spring ordering is easier and if you can wait, waiting is free
freezing not cooking
transit was 13 days for me with a week of nothing in the middle at a customs facility, i have it written down somewhere
gel packs either direction
an alberta member and a nova scotia member compared notes and neither of them could believe the other one
the last leg across the prairies in february is the risk. the flight is heated and the truck is not
cross border out of canada rarely makes sense because canada is usually the cheaper side of that particular border
does anyone hold their orders between december and march
anyone in the prairies with a long last leg in february
update from 18 months ago: my province still does not cover it and my plan started to, partially
the canada to us gap was reported at roughly a third to a half of the us price a year or two ago, and that will have moved
does cross border make any sense from canada or is it not worth the bother
right so whats a realistic monthly figure with insurance
is the freezing risk actually documented or is it a room theory
diabetes covered, weight not
six weeks of stock
winter shipping, is freezing the actual risk rather than heat
van_isle_vialthe last leg across the prairies in february is the risk. the flight is heated and the…
insulating against cold is the same kit as insulating against heat. the pack is a buffer in either direction
*Janoshik not the other one
cross border out of canada rarely makes sense because canada is usually the cheaper side of that particular border
postal handled winter better than the courier for me, mostly because the courier van sat outside for hours, for what its worth
an ontario member reported around 350 canadian dollars a month at a pharmacy in 2024. one price at one dose
is provincial coverage as much of a patchwork as it looks from outside
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postal in winter
i ask for gel packs even in january because the mass slows the temperature swing, not because it warms anything
coverage in canada is provincial and it is a patchwork. what a member in one province reported has almost never matched another
quebec seems to be different again, is that right
quebec is different
depot delays in january, has anyone had a parcel sit out in the cold
i hold orders between january and march where i can. a preference, not a rule anybody gave me
a lyophilised vial that froze in transit is almost certainly fine. a reconstituted one that froze is a different matter
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there is no national picture. asking what canada does is asking thirteen questions at the same time
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canadian pharmacy pricing was well below the american equivalent in every comparison members have made in here
thirteen questions not one