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Type 1 Novarapid shortage?

alohanicky2009

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Location
Newlyn Cornwall
Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
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I put my usual script into pharmacy for novarapid 4 th sept , just spoke to pharmacy again still unable to get any insulin , are other people having problems ? Been advised to speak to Drs tomorrow for a back up plan
 
Humalog seems to be in good supply.Apidra or Regular (R) are alternative options. Let us know if you hear of the reason for the shortage if that 's what is causing the unusual delay in your prescription.
 
It’s taken mine over a week to get my Novorapid.
 
Got my novorapid the other day from Asda, took around 10 minutes.
 
alohanicky2009 said:
I put my usual script into pharmacy for novarapid 4 th sept , just spoke to pharmacy again still unable to get any insulin , are other people having problems ? Been advised to speak to Drs tomorrow for a back up plan
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Not had any problems
 
I've just picked up a batch without issue, I hope there isn't a shortage. I know there are 'other' types available but I would hate to have to change to something else when I am used to novorapid and it is working for me.
 
Mel dCP said:
It’s taken mine over a week to get my Novorapid.
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alohanicky2009 said:
I put my usual script into pharmacy for novarapid 4 th sept , just spoke to pharmacy again still unable to get any insulin , are other people having problems ? Been advised to speak to Drs tomorrow for a back up plan
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I posted an abstract of an email I received earlier this month, from Diabetes UK, which stated that Nono Nordisk and Sanofi were increasing their UK stocks of insulin from c6 weeks to 16 weeks, in readiness for Brexit and any ensuant delays.

Obviously, that doesn't help you guys out today, but I'd be curious to hear DUK/NovoNordisk's feedback on it.

(I received the email as an officer, and point of contact for my local DUK group. The email was sent to all such folks.)
 
I picked up 10 cartridges NR this afternoon. Nothing was said.
 
The pharmacy having problems but I use novarapid in my pump so not sure what other insulin is ok to use with my pump and cartridges etc
 
Wondering if it's because you maybe get NR in vials or pump sized cartridges and not penfil cartridges - I had no issues with supply of my penfil cartridges last weekend from Boots - so maybe also connected to the 'clout' of the pharmacy?

And who mentioned the B word? Of course it has nothing to do with that.............!
 
Problems with n/rapid boots the chemist has agreement with markers of NR so boots will have little or no problems getting the insulin but smaller indepentants can and are experiencing problems as told to me by my gp pharmacist who had managed to get me vials of novarapid .
 
My chemist is Bliep, small and independent and lovely. I picked up my NR pen refills last week, no problem.
 
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