as I posted a few weeks ago,ive lost a lot of weight real fast,average 1.5 lbs a day now.im on insulin for life and was using a high potency insulin called u-500,its 5 times stronger than the standard u-100.i got switched back to u-100 last Thursday.i now have 2 unopened vials,in the factory boxes,of the high potency u-500 left over,they were filled in june and have a shelf life till late 2018.its was a 1 month supply for me,my insurance pays 3987.53 per month for it,my cost is 3.70. my doc says to throw it away,pharmasist said theres 1 other person in our town that's on it,but she cant give me their name.i cant wrap my head around just throwing it away,when theres needy people that could use it.i would be more than happy to give it to someone if anyone knows someone in need,it can go without refrigeration for 7-8 days so it could be shipped,any suggestions ????
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Maybe need to check how it is classified in your state, it might be a CDS or at least non-transferable. If the drug is a s potent as you mentioned then there is almost assuredly some law against anyone having it other than the intended person on the original prescription, you have a prescription and maybe the other party would also have a prescription but the bottle has your name on it and there is no way around that.
If it was me, I would use it up. Just use 1/5 of te amount to match the U-100 rate you are prescribed. I use U500 myself. I your prescription says to use 20 units of U100, then use just 4 units of the U500. I wish it was as easy to transfer as one would think. I would be all over it.
fixerupper
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Yes, it's very commendable of you to think of someone else who might need it. I believe it's against the law to transfer a prescription drug to someone else, but it seems like nowadays it's against the law to do anything! Could an organization like red cross help out? There are non-profit organizations that specialize in getting prescriptions to needy people. Maybe one of these organizations could help too. If the vials are unopened you might have a chance they will take it off your hands.
kcm.MN
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You might could check with your local clinics (maybe a free clinic?) and maybe some doctor knows of a patient-in-need who has no insurance and cannot afford.
Sadly, is getting more and more difficult to try to help others in this way. Is also getting more and more to where someone might have tampered with them - which creates a liability. I hate to say this, but you will probably have to toss them. However, if you're on city sewer, please check before flushing. Would be better to dispose of in trash rather than down a drain. They may be medications, but they're still made of chemicals.
Sadly, is getting more and more difficult to try to help others in this way. Is also getting more and more to where someone might have tampered with them - which creates a liability. I hate to say this, but you will probably have to toss them. However, if you're on city sewer, please check before flushing. Would be better to dispose of in trash rather than down a drain. They may be medications, but they're still made of chemicals.
I can't use it at all,I have a insulin pump (21 years on the pump),with the pump I was using 1.5 units per hr in the summer months and 2 units in the winter,since I quit eating my dose went down very low,the pump only does 1/10 of a unit doses,I would wake up with a needle in my arm and glucose readings of in the 20s,3 days last week.so I demanded a weaker insulin with a higher dose that I could whittle down if needed
jimg.allentown
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Well, you have a problem. And, most likely, your doctor is right.
First, as controlled substance (available only by prescription), it is illegal under federal law to transfer to another person. That would fall under the same laws as drug dealers.
Second, most doctors and pharmacies either cannot or will not take back any prescription medicine due to potential contamination issues.
For that matter, I certainly would not accept a prescription medicine that had already been dispensed to another person. Not that you would have mishandled or contaminated the medicine, but how do you really know? How far can you trust another person that you do not know? It certainly is a sad situation, but I can see only one reasonable course of action. Simply dispose of it.
First, as controlled substance (available only by prescription), it is illegal under federal law to transfer to another person. That would fall under the same laws as drug dealers.
Second, most doctors and pharmacies either cannot or will not take back any prescription medicine due to potential contamination issues.
For that matter, I certainly would not accept a prescription medicine that had already been dispensed to another person. Not that you would have mishandled or contaminated the medicine, but how do you really know? How far can you trust another person that you do not know? It certainly is a sad situation, but I can see only one reasonable course of action. Simply dispose of it.
RedGreenGuy
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Wife had large order of insulin strips sent through nnalert. All not for her meter. Pharmacy replaced and said through away the wrong order. I went to salvation army. They new of someone that did not have insurance and was sure thankful to get them.
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