An announcement from JDRF this morning gave us the news I’d been hoping for: Come the 1st of October (only a few weeks away) Fiasp Penfills will become available via PBS scripts. This is the outcome I had been expecting/hoping for based on scuttlebutt. Prescriptions will come with 1 repeat. Each fill of the script …
The 2023 Fiasp supply dramas are entering a new phase. We have an opportunity to contribute to the process in the next week. Scroll on and you’ll find details. But first, some background. Or jump ahead if you’re in a hurry…. History recap In June 2019 Fiasp was added to the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme …
This article is a general education one, but it’s also reference material for an upcoming discussion on insulin availability. In Australia most insulins have been available in up to three formats: 10 mL vials. Traditionally used for syringe injections and filling pumps. 3 mL pen cartridges. Put into pens for injections. Some people also use …
Friday the 31st of March is the last day you can get an Australian doctor to write a Fiasp script, which hopefully we can then get dispensed at PBS price up until the 1st of October 2023. I outlined this earlier this month in “A reprieve for Fiasp“. At least, that’s the current situation. Everyone’s hoping …
The sudden removal of the fast-acting Fiasp insulin from Australia’s PBS subsidy system has been a source of major heartache amongst the diabetes community. But we had a glimmer of hope this morning. The Federal Health Minister (Mark Butler MP) has announced that instead of Fiasp being summarily deleted from PBS, it’s going into “Supply …
How much do we pay for insulin in Australia? Usually in Australia insulin has been available in three formats: 10 mL vials 3 mL pen cartridges (“Penfill” is the name for the Novo cartridges, but the Sanofi and Lilly cartridges have the same capacity) 3 mL disposable pens Using different formats I started off with …
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