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TEST STRIPS

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hanadr said:
The latest price I have for Freestyle test strips from Abbott Diabetes care is £14.60 including P&P.
Last time i enquired at a pharmacy, the same pack of 50 strips was£25. I bet Boots pay less than £14.60. I make that a differential of about 170%
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I worked at a pharmacy for four years and can advise thet pharmacies have a minimum mark-up of 50% (+VAT), but more usually 100% mark-up (+VAT). Thus a product arriving at a shop, costing £10.64 will be sold at £25.00 when 17.5% VAT is added.

Of course, such shops have high overheads to pay. :|
 
goji said:
Couldn't we set up as a distributor ourselves, buy test strips at cost price and then pass the savings on to the consumer? We could be called the Diabetics Collective or some such name. :D
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You'd probably need to buy in considerable bulk to get any form of discount

These guys

http://www.diabeticshop.co.uk/accuchek.html

used to be pretty reasonable (they're diabetics themselves) but the prices have recently gone up, whether that means the prices in the shop have gone up even more I couldn't say
 
Sent for the test strips for my One touch ultra 2 from the website in my previous post as have been testing frequently due to blood pressure medication raising my blood sugars. I ordered on Sunday and they arrived today. Expiry date is February 2010. I had two boxes for the :shock: price of one !!
 
catherinecherub said:
Sent for the test strips for my One touch ultra 2 from the website in my previous post as have been testing frequently due to blood pressure medication raising my blood sugars. I ordered on Sunday and they arrived today. Expiry date is February 2010. I had two boxes for the :shock: price of one !!
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Would prefer them to be in date
 
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