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macadian May 18th 2008 1:05 pm
Re: Asthma Inhalers
 
Originally Posted by The Hampsons (Post 6366317)
Macadian, are the dispensing fees based on the number of items dispensed or are they based per visit? Sound like per item, until I read the penultimate paragraph you posted.
Per item...as in per drug unit dispensed. For example, dispensing fee for one Flowvent inhaler is the same fee for 6 inhalers. You now see why I get my GP to put a note on my scripts that I can pick up the repeats all at once if I so wish. The stuff I pay for (oppossed to my health plan for other drugs) I get all at once rather that pick them up monthly at one inhalers at a time (6 prescribed = six dispensing fees:eek:)

Hope that clears it up for you.

PMM May 18th 2008 1:52 pm
Re: Asthma Inhalers
 
Hi

Originally Posted by macadian (Post 6366906)
Per item...as in per drug unit dispensed. For example, dispensing fee for one Flowvent inhaler is the same fee for 6 inhalers. You now see why I get my GP to put a note on my scripts that I can pick up the repeats all at once if I so wish. The stuff I pay for (oppossed to my health plan for other drugs) I get all at once rather that pick them up monthly at one inhalers at a time (6 prescribed = six dispensing fees:eek:)

Hope that clears it up for you.
Interesting, as the flowvent that I have been getting every month only seems to have a two month expiry date.

Steve_P May 19th 2008 4:14 am
Re: Asthma Inhalers
 
Originally Posted by PMM (Post 6366984)
Interesting, as the flowvent that I have been getting every month only seems to have a two month expiry date.
My last Flovent (no w) prescription was Feb. 11 this year and the expiry date is May 2009.

Perhaps a change of pharmacy might be in order.;)

Beastie May 19th 2008 6:33 am
Re: Asthma Inhalers
 
Originally Posted by PMM (Post 6366984)
Hi



Interesting, as the flowvent that I have been getting every month only seems to have a two month expiry date.

That seems a very short expiry date. Just checked the ones I picked up for my son last week - expiry October 2010.

Dave+Jules May 19th 2008 8:51 am
Re: Asthma Inhalers
 
Since landing in Fredericton New Brunswick I havent taken any Asthma inhalers. While working in central london I would need three puffs just to get out of the underground :unsure:

When my inhaler ran out of my salbut I decided to experiment (on myself it was an easy choice to make) and not renew the inhaler. That was over two years agon now and still no problems :thumbsup:

macadian May 19th 2008 8:58 am
Re: Asthma Inhalers
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 6367190)
My last Flovent (no w) prescription was Feb. 11 this year and the expiry date is May 2009.

Perhaps a change of pharmacy might be in order.;)
Good advice I feel...a new meaning to the term 'old stock'? :eek:


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