I'm making a run for the border- the Canadian one

Irish
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:02:12 +0000
Insulin

I have tried to make a couple of preliminary phonecalls to a couple of border pharmacies to determine whether a trip would be a wasted effort, but unfortunately I’m receiving mixed signals.

The first phonecall with a pharmacist suggested that the pharmacist would write the prescription there, that it would cost me $30 (Canadian). But she stipulated that I would require a prescription from a Canadian doctor. She was very nice and tried to warn me that the cost would be really high without any benefits. Again, $30.

The second pharmacist suggested that I could pick it up, that it is technically an over-the-counter drug, but that I should bring a prescription. When I asked whether I could just bring my US prescription, she suggested that would suffice—and seemed to indicate (If I was reading between the lines rightly) that the prescription was mainly to give the pharmacist peace of mind about dosing. That it wasn’t absolutely necessary. I plan to give it a try this weekend, if not sooner. My insured cost for Humalog is $112/vial. That’s 20% of the contracted cost my insurer pays.

I don’t think that getting a prescription is actually gonna happen with my NP this week (but I will try). I will also take screenshots of the walgreens pharmacy records of prescription over the last 3 months. Any other suggestions for what I should bring along? Anyone know whether verio test strips are available in Canada and if the price differential is the same for strips?

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