Purchasing Meds

Heather Hazel

Heather Hazel

Member Since 2020
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group and not sure of the best place to purchase meds. They’re so expensive. I was wondering if anyone knows of an online, reputable pharmacy?
Thank you!
 
Many buy from Mark’s Marine Pharmacy in Canada. I like the pens instead of vials as I was able to use to the last drop. I had to throw out the vials that were over half full after 5-6 months.
 
It will depend on your dose. You will use it like a vial with syringes. A 5 pack lasted me a year.
 
This is what a Basaglar pen looks like when you take the cap off. There's a clear vial at the bottom so you will know when you're low on insulin. Also, you will need syringes. We do not recommend using the pen needles since the pens only dispense in 1.0u amounts you need to be able to dose in smaller increments.
You can use syringes with a pen, cartridge, or vial. You will want to purchase:
  • U-100 3/10cc syringes with half unit markings are the best to use for drawing Lantus, Basaglar, or Levemir from vials, cartridges, and pens.
  • BD Ultra-Fine, CarePoint Vet, Monoject, GNP, UltiCare Vet Rx, Sure Comfort, and ReliOn are just some of the brands available with half unit markings.
  • Syringes come in ½ inch or 5/16 inch needle lengths. Needle gauges are 29, 30 or 31 (31 being the thinnest)
I'd suggest getting syringes with a 30 or 31 gauge needle. You definitely want syringes that are marked in half unit increments.

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