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Tresiba Shortage in UK?

steve_p6

steve_p6

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Location
Suffolk
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
just been told by Pharmacist he can't source Tresiba Penfill cartridges and has no news when he can get it!

Has anyone else had problems recently?
 
No and i work in a surgery - have you tried a different chemist as they often use different wholesalers?
 
We had a shortage of Metformin XR for over six months here in Australia a while ago. All good now though.

As @bobcurly said try another pharmacy.
 
I have 10 carts in my fridge so hopefully be OK for a bit. :cool:

Not heard about any shortage though.
 
I was suppose to have gone on tresiba recently but my consultant and health authority decided toujeo300 better for me. I wonder if suppliers were getting greedy?
I love toujeo300 anyway so no loss for me. A lovely smooth insulin and pen mechanism. No sting like levemir or insulatard. More like an oil than a water.
 
Have you tried asking for the flexpens? The only reason I ask is that it the Tresiba cartridges don't exist in the USA (at least to my knowledge). I wonder if it's the delivery device that they're running short on rather than the insulin itself.
 
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