[Canada] Ontario sourcing - todays discussion

Only a pound in so I have nothing useful on the coverage front yet, but the pharmacy hold tip is going on my list for when refills start.

honestly, what did you actually put in the letter, just the diagnosis and the prior meds? Mine's still blank and I keep finding excuses not to start it

Curious how the hold list call goes. Mine only started texting after I asked in person at the counter, so maybe worth the trip.

The hold list thing surprised me too, my pharmacy just added me without any pushback. Getting the denial in writing was the part I dragged my feet on

In Colorado so no OHIP angle for me, but the refill scramble sounds identical. My pharmacy started texting me when stock lands and that alone killed most of the dread.

I'm in Ontario too and the refill jitters hit me early on, maybe ten pounds in, so it's not just a big-loss thing. My pharmacy put me on a text list for when stock lands and that took one ask at the counter

Ontario too, and I've been through the written denial thing twice now. Second time it went through faster because I had the first letter on file already.

What did the written denial actually get you, a straight approval or just a faster review? My plan here in the states has stalled twice and I never thought to ask for it in writing.

The pharmacy flag thing has held up for me past the one year mark too. My stock gaps got shorter once they knew to just hold a box for me instead of me calling every week.

Not in Ontario, Portland here, but the stock flag thing is news to me. Is that something you ask the pharmacy to set up or does it just happen?

Ontario too and the pharmacy stock flag is the thing I keep an eye on. Mine flipped twice in one month last winter so I just call ahead now instead of trusting the app

Baltimore here on Rybelsus, so no Ontario pharmacy runs for me, but the coverage maze sounds familiar. My plan only moved once I had a denial letter in hand, not from the phone calls.

Curious whether anyone in Ontario has dealt with the transfer between pharmacies when stock gets flagged, mine could only partly fill and I had to call around

Curious whether anyone here has had luck with the smaller independent pharmacies versus the chains for keeping stock steady. My own coverage paperwork is still crawling along but the supply side has been the bigger headache.

Curious what plan you're on, since mine only kicked in after the written request too. The phone queue ate weeks of my patience before that

Curious whether anyone here has had luck with the smaller independent pharmacies instead of the big chains, I've been calling around and the little ones seem to actually pick up the phone