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customs clearance often breaks the cold chain, factor that in

Disagree but this is the good kind of wrong — it is specific enough to be checked.

do not suggest misrepresenting a diagnosis, that is fraud

Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 54 weeks to accept.

Strongly agree. Step therapy is predictable if you have the criteria.

sulphur burps are disgusting but not dangerous, 6 weeks and they stopped

Same experience. Week 35 and it simply stopped. I know that is not useful information but it is what happened.

step therapy documentation is the weapon, use it

You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.

This is correct. The constipation is horrible for three weeks and then just ends.

gel packs last 15 hours, after that you are relying on the box itself

IANAD and neither is anyone upvoting this

The evidence standard in c/vendorvetting gets called too strict about once a month, and every time, the thread ends with the complainant agreeing.

resting heart rate moved up 12 bpm and settled back down when I stopped escalating

Small correction: the trial was 10 weeks, not 13. Does not change your point but people will quote it.

Inter-lab variance on this kind of assay is routinely 1–2 points. Different column, different gradient, different integration.

Which plan type? external review is different.

Dead space in the needle hub holds a small but non-trivial volume. On low-volume draws that can be several units.

excursion claims need a logger trace or a photo at unboxing, not "it felt warm"