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unpopular opinion: pharmacy is massively overrated
Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles. The claim: EMA matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have…
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comment on [Private Rx] the online consultation asked me nothing. that is not safe. in c/glp1uk · 8 points · 2 days ago
Every time this gets posted it hits the front page and every time someone has to re-explain it.
comment on [PBS] listing status and what it actually does to out-of-pocket in c/glp1aus · 4 points · 2 days ago
This is correct. PBS listings matter.
comment on [Private Rx] the online consultation asked me nothing. that is not safe. in c/glp1uk · 5 points · 3 days ago
price posts need the date — UK pricing moves monthly
comment on [Lab] SSA tirz 10mg — Janoshik 99.1%, third batch in a row in c/tirzepatide · 1 points · 4 days ago
nope, the equivalence to semaglutide is not known, comparing 15mg tirz to 2.4mg sema is guessing
comment on 2.5 → 5 → 7.5 in six weeks was a mistake, here is what happened in c/tirzepatide · 1 points · 6 days ago
Cosigning. The GIP contribution is real and the side effects are not simply scaled versions.
comment on [Discussion] the UK conversation is completely different to the US one and we keep mixing them in c/glp1uk · 21 points · 14 days ago
Disagree. What you are describing is consistent with private prescription, not with what you concluded.
comment on [Trial Data] SURMOUNT-4 withdrawal arm is the scariest chart in this space in c/tirzepatide · 2 points · 19 days ago
Not to be pedantic but SURPASS and Zepbound are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 5 weeks to accept.
comment on [Data] packaging quality by vendor, scored on five things, 60 shipments in c/intlshipping · 7 points · 21 days ago
Tracking number removed.
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
comment on shortage is the most under-discussed thing in c/glp1science in c/glp1aus · 1 points · 23 days ago
TGA watches change monthly, follow the list
comment on [Vendor] QST order #9 — Spain, 31 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/tirzepatide · 537 points · 1 months ago
source?
comment on is it normal to get fatigue at week 34 in c/glp1eu · 26 points · 1 months ago
Apotheke costs in New Zealand this month
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about tirzepatide until somebody posts a number in c/tirzepatide · 11 points · 1 months ago
the appetite change on tirz is more than just reduced hunger, it is different machinery
comment on tried carrier for 4 weeks. here is what happened. in c/intlshipping · 1 points · 1 months ago
JEEP ships from Denmark, arrival is 4 to 12 days on average
comment on prescription: the version I wish someone had shown me in week 1 in c/glp1eu · 1 points · 2 months ago
Strongly agree. Pricing is local.
comment on unpopular opinion: pharmacy is massively overrated in c/glp1eu · 1 points · 2 months ago
The thing nobody prepared me for was the quiet. Not the appetite, the quiet. The constant negotiation in my head about food just stopped.
comment on unpopular opinion: pharmacy is massively overrated in c/glp1eu · 6 points · 2 months ago
pricing posts need date and currency
comment on unpopular opinion: pharmacy is massively overrated in c/glp1eu · 12 points · 2 months ago
pharmacy stock varies by country and season
comment on what would you tell week-1 you about pricing in c/glp1uk · 10 points · 2 months ago
Which Boots location?
comment on [Vendor] WXT order #24 — France, 29 days, no drama, receipts inside in c/glp1aus · 8 points · 3 months ago
Maintenance for 22 months now. Weight moves within about 3kg and the dose is a quarter of what it peaked at.