If anyone has a Codefree machine where do you get the test strips from.
I bought the machine about 4/5 weeks ago and also bought tests strips at same time but my surgery say that because I take glicozide I can have them on prescription.
However got prescription on Friday and 8 suppliers have been contacted and none can get the srtips!!!
Help please.
It didn't take me long to find. The following is a direct quote from an email from HomeHealth, who are the UK distributors:
"....any pharmacy can order them from Alliance Healthcare via their specials. This basically means that the pharmacy orders them from Alliance who then make an order from us. Unfortunately some pharmacies still seem to have trouble finding them but they are definitely available as we do get orders every day from Alliance.
We have tried to get Alliance to stock them permanently and give them a unique pip code which we make it far simpler for pharmacies to order them but sadly they are not interested...."
So, the action will be with your pharmacy to make the order with Alliance. They might huff and puff a bit, but if it is a pharmacy you use regularly, it would be worthwhile reiterating your strips will be on repeat prescription, so that they see it's not a load special task for a couple of boxes, or whatever your prescription states.
These are also charged out at pretty much the same rate as we get them for, so they are much, much cheaper for your Doc/Budget holder than the other major manufacturers.
Good luck with it. If you still have issues with your pharmacy, please drop me a personal message on here, as I have direct contact with Homehealth, at Board level. I would not put such an individual's contact details on the board, for obvious reasons, but if you need them, I am sure he would be happy to help. They are very customer focused outfit.
