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ANIMAS
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How do you find getting your repeat prescriptions from your
doctor's surgery, and what about dealing with your local pharmacy?
The people at Now Patient have asked me to ask you - so we've
put together this survey. With something that for most of us is a
life-long condition needing medication for the foreseeable future,
we all have to remember to stock up, plan ahead, save drawer
space ready for items. How many repeat prescriptions have I
had to request over my more than four decades of living with
T1D? They're certainly quite a big feature in my life (in keeping
me alive, in fact). Please take the survey to tell us about your
experience. I'm interested to see how you each have fared,
then see overall as a group what our frustrations are.
From what I know of it, Now Patient is a super service especially for those who find
it tricky to keep on top of their supplies, or to go in person to GPs and pharmacies.
There is no obligation at all to sign up to their services, but there's an option to hear
more about them at the end of the survey. There are 13 quick questions. Please take
a look and take part! I'll publish the restults in the next issue. When you get to the
end of the survey, there's an option to see the results to date. - Editor, Sue Marshall
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY!
Share your experiences of getting repeat prescriptions
As previously advised, Animas' goal is to
transition all patients globally to another
insulin delivery system and exit the market
fully by September 2019. On 15 January
2019 the company wrote to all Trusts/
Health boards in the UK to offer the
following support to healthcare providers
to assist with transition of patients from
Animas pumps to alternative insulin
delivery systems.
Animas is offering a refund program
for all pumps with warranties expiring
on 1 October 2019 or later. Animas will
refund to Trusts part of the purchase
price of those pumps on a pro rata basis
determined by how many full months of
warranty are remaining on the date that
the patient is transitioned to an alternative
pump. The refund is conditional on the
Animas pump being returned to Animas
and is subject to terms and conditions (as
detailed in the letters sent to the Trusts/
Health boards). In order to participate,
Trusts / Health Boards need to sign up to
the program by 30 April 2019.
Animas has further stated that it
understands the pressures that this
situation has placed on the clinical teams
and that resource is required to transition
a patient on to a new insulin pump. The
company says that is has listened to the
needs of our customers and are pleased
to offer a Training Support Program at
no cost the to the Trust/Health Board. A
chosen partner, Apodi, has been engaged
to deliver an in-house, nurse-led training
and education plan to support diabetes
teams as they transition patients to an
alternative pump of the Trust/Health
Board's choice.
For further information call 01494
552028 or email cusopanim@its.jnj.com