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Received different brand of night insulin

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Picked up my prescription and I have not received Lantus but abasaglar ? Does this matter ? Thank you.
 
Robin said:
but they aren’t supposed to be interchangeable, and are supposed to be prescribed by brand, so you don’t keep swapping
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Oh, OK. That's important to know! So it's definitely something to complain about. (I must admit I was skimming the linked article.)

(There might still be a case for changing but your GP/DSN ought to be talking to you about it first.)
 
What was on your prescription?
It would be useful to know if your GP changed your prescription or whether the pharmacist dispensed the wrong item.

Contacting your GP would be wrong if the mistake was made by the pharmacist
 
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Key points​

  • The decision of which insulin is most appropriate should always be made jointly between the person with diabetes and their healthcare professional.
  • People who are already established on an insulin and well-controlled should continue with that treatment and not be made to change to a biosimilar
  • As with all insulins, biosimilar insulins should be prescribed by their trade name rather than the generic insulin name to ensure that the correct insulin is dispensed
  • If people with diabetes choose to switch to a biosimilar insulin, they should be encouraged and supported to monitor their blood glucose more closely to ensure that good control is achieved
Above is taken from the Diabetes UK site and is part of the DUK statement on the use of biosimilar insulins

The normal insulin you use needs to be prescribed using the brand name otherwise a biosimilar can be prescribed in its place and as they are cheaper than the brands this is what the pharmacy can prescribe. If your prescription was for insulin glargine then that would explain the Abasaglar biosimilar insulin you have received. It happened to me last year with Humalog/Admelog and I was advised by my diabetes clinic not to use Admelog as I was used to Humalog. The pharmacist said it was fine to use and I needed to get a new prescription from my GP with the brand name specified on it. I'd contact your GP and ask for Lantus to be named on your prescription in place of generic glargine.
 
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helli said:
What was on your prescription?
It would be useful to know if your GP changed your prescription or whether the pharmacist dispensed the wrong item.

Contacting your GP would be wrong if the mistake was made by the pharmacist
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Its doesn't say a specific brand on the repeat prescription just insulin glargine.
 
Flower said:

Key points​

  • The decision of which insulin is most appropriate should always be made jointly between the person with diabetes and their healthcare professional.
  • People who are already established on an insulin and well-controlled should continue with that treatment and not be made to change to a biosimilar
  • As with all insulins, biosimilar insulins should be prescribed by their trade name rather than the generic insulin name to ensure that the correct insulin is dispensed
  • If people with diabetes choose to switch to a biosimilar insulin, they should be encouraged and supported to monitor their blood glucose more closely to ensure that good control is achieved
Above is taken from the Diabetes UK site and is part of the DUK statement on the use of biosimilar insulins

The normal insulin you use needs to be prescribed using the brand name otherwise a biosimilar can be prescribed in its place and as they are cheaper than the brands this is what the pharmacy can prescribe. If your prescription was for insulin glargine then that would explain the Abasaglar biosimilar insulin you have received. It happened to me last year with Humalog/Admelog and I was advised by my diabetes clinic not to use Admelog as I was used to Humalog. The pharmacist said it was fine to use and I needed to get a new prescription from my GP with the brand name specified on it. I'd contact your GP and ask for Lantus to be named on your prescription in place of generic glargine.
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Hi there, thanks for your help will defiantly sort that out tomorrow. ,
 
Type1Pat said:
... will defiantly sort that out tomorrow. ,
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Hope you get it sorted without too much hassle @Type1Pat

Made me giggle though - I know that was autocorrected and was meant to be definitely, but I love the idea of you defiantly sorting it out :D :D :D
 
That's a very common autocorrect. If you want to text anyone using correct grammar, phones don't like that.
 
trophywench said:
That's a very common autocorrect. If you want to text anyone using correct grammar, phones don't like that.
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It also tickles me when people post about blousing their insulin rather than bolusing. Whoever uses blouse as a verb??
 
Blousing is a way of making clothing you are wearing hang by folding it, most often used with trousers.

If you are wearing boots and you tuck the ends of your trousers into them, so the loose material hangs over the boots (the trouser leg goes down, folds back up, then over into the boots), then they have been bloused.

Which I guess means the people most likely to use blouse as a verb are the army, as soldiers blouse their trousers.
 
...... or ladies trying to minimise their midriff bulge of course ! Been there, done that on numerous occasions the whole of my life!

Impossible to do with insulin though, except with (*&%!!) predictive test.
 
Becka said:
Which I guess means the people most likely to use blouse as a verb are the army, as soldiers blouse their trousers.
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Ahhhhh! That makes sense! And ‘blouson’ jackets I suppose?
 
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