Insulin in foreign packaging

[Flutterby]

I'm going out in a bit but will check back later, just wondering why my humalog is in foreign packaging lately. Paul reckons one box is in Greek and one in Czech. It has English label on it though. Seems weird to me!!

 

[trophywench]

I have also in the past had stuff in foreign languages with English labels over the top, the PIL has always been English though. They have probably just run out of English boxes at the time, is what I have always assumed?

 

[grovesy]

I am not on Insulin but many time have had medication with English label on top of forgien packaging.

 

[Caroline]

As long as you have the right stuff and instructions you can read and it's in date you'll be OK. It took four attempts at the end of November for me to get the right stuff starting with not getting any...

 

[Amberzak]

As long as you have the right stuff and instructions you can read and it's in date you'll be OK. It took four attempts at the end of November for me to get the right stuff starting with not getting any...

Yep. I've changed the insulin I get (was getting pen cartridges, now on vials) and they keep messimy up and giving me the wrong ones

 

[trophywench]

LOL Amber - took me about 6 months after I got my pump, and the last few times the pharmacist just gave me the vials and queried the scrip himself, eventually standing over a doctor whilst he changed it!

I also told him when I delivered the instructions to the doc for my change to the pump cartridges from the vials, though I had warned him it would happen 'soon' - he gets it right actually, it's just everyone else who doesn't !!

 

[Matt Cycle]

I'm going out in a bit but will check back later, just wondering why my humalog is in foreign packaging lately. Paul reckons one box is in Greek and one in Czech. It has English label on it though. Seems weird to me!!

They are known as parallel (or grey) imports. Genuine i.e. non-counterfeit products imported from another country at a reduced cost and sold on. I had some NovoRapid Flexpens that were Dutch with the English label stuck on. It's because manufacturers and distributors set different price points in different countries. Parallel import companies have been set up to source these products. I've no problem with it - the NHS purchasing genuine products that cost less.

 

[khskel]

My flexpens were Polish this time

 

[HOBIE]

I'm going out in a bit but will check back later, just wondering why my humalog is in foreign packaging lately. Paul reckons one box is in Greek and one in Czech. It has English label on it though. Seems weird to me!!

I like the "Union Jack" stuff too 😱 Good luck

 

[robert@fm]

My current Novomix 30 cartridges are German. 🙂 Should be getting the next ones today; I wonder what nationality they will be...

 

[malturn]

Just got my new lot of Humalog and it is also in greek

 

[Flutterby]

Thanks all, interesting to read the explanations. Makes life interesting