right so i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy, thats one data point
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- sulphur_burp — right so i rang eleven pharmacies and the twelfth had it. that was one winter, and it is not a strategy, thats one data point 12:32
- triple_ag_tom — the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me i would not repeat any of… 14:31
- triple_ag_tom — scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this… 14:40
- knees_first — i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them 15:19
- meal_prep_mick — i paid $94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them 16:34
ni has its own rules
ring more pharmacies
i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out
quick one private clinic quoted me £185 a month, is that about right or am i being had
scotland differs
ask your gp
off label and unlicensed get used interchangeably in here and they are different. off label is a licensed product used outside its licence
supply was upstream
while im here is a private prescription transferable between pharmacies
as of when i last looked, nhs access ran through specialist weight management services and the criteria were tight
the private quotes i collected last spring ran from about 130 to about 250 a month depending on dose, and that will have moved since, happy to be corrected
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
ok so an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024
scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait
i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist
did anyone get a tier 3 referral without a bmi over 35
border force stopped a parcel of mine and sent a letter, and that was the whole of it. no follow up and no knock at the door
is the irish price genuinely higher or is that a currency thing
i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
the tier 3 referral needed my gp to actually make it, and that turned out to be harder than meeting the criteria
prices have moved since
does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
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the honest position on uk policy is that it moved four times in the two years i have been paying attention
i paid $94 a month at a private clinic in 2024 and the price went up twice while i was with them
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coming back after 13 months, is the nhs picture any better
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that
the pharmacy gap in my area lasted about six weeks when i went through it, and it was member reported as nationwide at the time
off label is different
update on the earlier thing gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
member reported only
vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax
pharmacy has had nothing for three weeks, is that everywhere or just my bit of the country