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Pen needle source
For almost a decade, I've been buying BD pen needles off Amazon. This low-cost supply has unfortunately dried up and I'm almost out. I'm leery of the other random brands they carry, some of the reviews don't sound very good. So, folks who use pen injectors, where do you get your needles? I'm not dead set on BD but would like something of similar quality.
The last time I got some at a local pharmacy, they came with a $45 co-pay for 100 needles. I go through at least 3 per day, so 45 cents each seems a lot to ask on top of the ~$1k/month pens.
Sorry if this doesn't work in the states or changed since I did injections, but I thought they were much cheaper when I got them from just the local pharmacist behind the counter. Costco also sells them at the pharmacy I think, maybe worth a call. if you don't have membership a friend can buy you a gift card as one time membership.
The other thing I thought of is if it's much cheaper at Canadian pharmacies might be worth a drive up for a ton. My in laws also order Rx sfuff from Mexico but I have no idea which retailers are trustworthy
Amazon Canadian, 100x, for $16.87 CAD ($12.68 USD)
The $45 I cited was from the pharmacist behind the counter, unfortunately. I hadn’t thought of Costco, that’s a great idea. Vancouver is maybe a 5 hour drive for me, so that’s pretty doable.
Yeah maybe call a couple pharmacies such as Shoppers Drug Mart near the border and see if they sell for cheap.