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c/glp1aus·submitted 2 years ago by u/gustav_solberg

why does nobody talk about shortage

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why does nobody talk about shortage. I am not trying to be the "source?" guy. I would just like a source. Assumed the New Zealand position applied here. It does not, and someone corrected me politely with the actual source. Asked the pharmacist to check the wholesaler and had a definite answer in about four minutes.…

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u/emil_barros96 points·2 years ago

Same. Private pricing varies here as much as anywhere and people assume it is fixed.

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u/britta_nakamura80 points·2 years ago

Personal importation provisions exist, are narrow, and carry conditions. Any summary of them here should be checked against the current official wording rather than a forum post.

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u/ignacio_silva67 points·2 years ago

Kept the script and the receipt for a private health claim and both were requested.

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u/ismael_pires48 points·2 years ago

Rang three pharmacies for a private price and got three different numbers, all in the same city.

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[deleted]32 points·2 years ago

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u/week_four_wall31 points·2 years ago

Same.

Disagreeing with this bit: that advice predates the change in compounded arrangements.

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u/gustav_solbergOP50 points·2 years ago

Checked the shortage database myself instead of reading the coverage. Expected resolution date was right there and the panic thread was wrong.

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u/quiet_reader_9911 points·2 years ago

PBS-subsidised or private script?

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u/gustav_solbergOP8 points·2 years ago

Australia or New Zealand?

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