Should I Mail Order?

Our mail order benefit is the same. You get 3 months of insulin for a 2month copay.

I have never had a problem. They always get shipped overnight with a gelpack.

I would make sure you give an address to ship to where a person is during the day because UPS won't
just leave meds.

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Subject: Should I Mail Order? From: [email hidden] (Jeff) Date: 02/10/2004 2:13 PM Eastern
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I've read alot here about how "fragile" Novolog and Lantus are... Should I worry about getting
these home delivered? I can get a three months supply for the deductable cost of two months. Not a
great savings, but hey, $20 is alot of money if you don't have it.

Thoughts?

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I've read alot here about how "fragile" Novolog and Lantus are... Should I worry about getting
these home delivered? I can get a three months supply for the deductable cost of two months. Not a
great savings, but hey, $20 is alot of money if you don't have it.

If they will ship it to you packed in an ice pack, go for it. That usually assumes that they send it
FedEx overnight too. Aetna does that for me.

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George Eberhardt
(732)224-8988

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I've read alot here about how "fragile" Novolog and Lantus are... Should I worry about getting
these home delivered? I can get a three months supply for the deductable cost of two months. Not a
great savings, but hey, $20 is alot of money if you don't have it.

Thoughts?

Aetna sends mine in a Polystyrene foam container with the insulin vials surrounded by a water-
filled gel pack. That gives it very good protection from either freezing or overheating. It's
also a rush, rush, do not freeze priority.

So far, so good.

Regards
Old Al

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I've read alot here about how "fragile" Novolog and Lantus are... Should I worry about getting
these home delivered? I can get a three months supply for the deductable cost of two months. Not a
great savings, but hey, $20 is alot of money if you don't have it.

Thoughts?

My health insurance also just started offering this deal. All of my diabetic supplies are a $10
copay each per month. I have another maintenance drug witha $10 copay. I also take two asthma
medications, and those are $25/month. I don't get refills for things like syringes & pen needles
often, since I reuse them and a one month supply can last me a good long time.

I was wondering what they did for the insulin so I called up the place that handles the mail order
pharmacy for my plan, and the woman told me that they do pack it in insulation and ship it
overnight. I went back to read the letter they sent, and it said that standard delivery is free, but
if you want it next day or second day, you had to pay. I didn't think to ask about that when I was
on the phone. I'm not sure if I would have to pay any shipping, since the insulin would have to be
shipped quickly. I'm in New York, and I think the mail order place is in Texas.

I think I might get my two asthma medications through mail order, since the time factor isn't
important and saving $50 every three months is worth it, but I'll probably stick to the local
pharmacy for the insulin and strips.

Liz

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"Jeff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I've read alot here about how "fragile" Novolog and Lantus are... Should I worry about getting
these home delivered? I can get a three months supply for the deductable cost of two months. Not
a great savings, but hey, $20 is alot of money if you don't have it.

I was wondering what they did for the insulin so I called up the place

that

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handles the mail order pharmacy for my plan, and the woman told me that

they

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do pack it in insulation and ship it overnight. I went back to read the letter they sent, and it
said that standard delivery is free, but if you want it next day or second day, you had to pay. I
didn't think to ask

about

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that when I was on the phone. I'm not sure if I would have to pay any shipping, since the insulin
would have to be shipped quickly. I'm in New York, and I think the mail order place is in Texas.

Aetna has the same pay for overnight deal, but for stuff that is sent with gelpack, they don't
charge the overnight charge. I assume that would be true for any mail order pharmacy. After all,
they REALLY don't want to replace all that insulin because it got too hot.

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George Eberhardt
(732)224-8988