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suggestion: where to buy novopen 5

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Hello, looking to replace an old novopen, I wonder if anyone could suggest where to buy the latest novopen 5 at a good price. Thanks.
 
Hi if you asked your DSN or go to your gp would they not be able to sort it out for you so you don't have to pay? X
 
I do not think I ever got pens on prescription, apart from a free sample at the hospital long time ago.
 
Hmmm I'm sure you would be entitled to it that is if you live in the UK x
 
Hi. If you're in the uk your GP/DSN should be able to prescribe one. I use Novo pen Echo which can do half doses but is otherwise the same as the one you're after
 
It might be, but then I'd need to use whatever device they suggest instead of picking what I want. Also like to have two of those for comfort of use. At the end of the day, I get new ones every few years and I'm not bothered by the one-off cost. I'm surprised google search does not return any online shop offering them readily apart from some ebay/amazon seller looking a bit dodgy.

Thanks anyway for the suggestion.
 
Like @Ljc I use the novo echo which is fab and has a memory function too, I got one to use and one to keep as a spare I think it would be well worth speaking to someone about it though x
 
You can buy Novopens on amazon. The price varies but lowest I just saw was £45. I'd rather ask my GP first! I'm sure if you have a good relationship with your GP they'll prescribe you which pen you want. My DSN gave me two pens for my humalog in case one broke!
 
Yes I wouldn't buy pens from such sites in case they're fakes.
 
Your chemist should be able to order one for you, but you'll pay retail price.
 
When I wanted a new Pen for my Lantus, I rang Sanofi, and they sent me one free of charge, it might be worth ringing Novonordisk to see if they will do the same. They make their money out of supplying the insulin, so it makes sense for them to dish out pens to make sure you stick with their brand.
My last NovoPen echo was prescribed for me, but my surgery kept ordering the wrong one, in the end my pharmacist overruled them and got me the correct one.
 
@oloap are you type 1 and in the UK? If so then it should made available to you on prescription.
My old Novopen Echo started going a bit screwy and not always "remembering" doses o_O ...not very useful. I spoke to my Pharmacist and a new one was added to my prescription, no problem and no questions asked (apart from what colour did I want).
 
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no questions asked (apart from what colour did I want).
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Haha you lucky sod, I didn't get a choice so both of mine are blue :( lol x
 
zx10pilot said:
@oloap are you type 1 and in the UK? If so then it should made available to you on prescription.
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T2s are sometimes on insulin as well. 🙂 I have two Novopen 4s, both prescribed.
 
Welcome to the forum, oloao. Assuming you are in the UK, you should be able to get a replacement pen on prescription. I lost an insulin pen at New Year (fell out of pocket in a pub or car park and a careful search failed to find it). When I got home, I used my spare pen and went to GP to request replacement. He was surprised that I'd had the one I lost so long - well before I moved to the city and registered with him over 3 years earlier. So, just ask, but make sure you know exactly which pen you require eg 1 or 0.5 units, if that applies to Novopen 5. Be prepared to choose a colour, as if no colour is specified, chemist might delay ordering until they get an answer.
 
Goodness - my hospital have a storecupboard with all sorts of pens, meters etc in it - and I do not understand why, if you're using a Novo Nordisk insulin, the hell they'd recommend a pen designed for another manufacturer's insulin? You'd just get the latest one belonging to whatever you use!
 
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