Maybe they meant 2 packs, not 2 pensHi. My prescription for the BD 4mm needles was changed to 5mm last year. I submitted the detals of the BD 4mm needles to the GP surgery, but received Gluco-RX 4mm needles instead. These do not seem to be of the same quality as the BD needles, and they are also 0.01 thicker. The BD 4mm needles are still available to buy, so I presume the change is all about cost, as the Gluco-RX 4mm needles are significantly cheaper than the BD ones. Bit annoying though!
On a slightly dfferent topic, I picked up my prescription today for my Lantus pre-filled pens and realised that there were only two in the box rather than the five that my prescription stipulates. I took it up with the pharmacy, and they showed me the instructions from the surgey definitely stating 'two'. I've left a message with the surgery and hopefully will get a reply tomorrow as to why this has been changed. I can understand changing to cheaper pen needles (although I don't like it), but changing the supply of insulin is rather worrying!
Hope you can get the 4mm needles sorted out, but it does sound as if the supply through the surgeries might dry up - in some areas at least.
Good to know that the BD 4mm needles are still being prescribed. It does seem a case of badgering the surgery if the needles have been changed, but personaly I've given up for the moment and bought some from the Diabetes.co.uk online shop. Just over £50 for three boxes (VAT-free), and these will last for most of a year. I don't mnd the odd £50 now and agan, but I might try again at the surgery when these run out (as I'll be retiring next year and going onto pension!).
Slightly off topic with the insulin pens again - just had a phone call from the surgery confirming that the prescription has gone back to five pens. No explanation of why it was changed, but, as PaulinaB suggests, it might have been that they were thinking of two boxes. The surgery's been pretty amenable so far, so I'd like to think they were trying to be helpful rather than vindictive.
Just to add that my local council deals with sharps bin collections, and they also provide clean bins - one size only (large). I had to register with them, but once I'd done that, it's simply a case of ringing up when I need one changed. I found out by logging onto the council website.
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