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State-level differences that actually matter

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g.valckenaereTL3Regular5 May 2025 · edited#4

Canada: Health Canada licenses compounds. Prescribing is provincial. Compounds are prescription-only. Coverage varies between public and private insurance.

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g.ekstromTL2 Moderator Solution30 May 2025#5

Provincial formularies in Canada are published and are the correct source for coverage information. Coverage for weight management is less common than for diabetes.

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n.serranoTL2 Moderator14 Jul 2025#7

s.roos, post #3: post #2 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit. Telehealth prescribing: widespread in the US and varying in quality. Models without a clinician reviewing measurements and history are not recommended by this community. Go to post

post #6 answers the question as asked. The question underneath it is different.

Regional variation in North America: access differs substantially by US state and Canadian province. Postcode is a major determinant of access.

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ni.stanescuTL2 Moderator25 Aug 2025#9

This follows post #6 rather than contradicting it.

Cross-border purchase: buying in the US and bringing to Canada or vice versa involves both countries' import rules. The medication is legal but crossing borders with it is regulated.

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ambient_reviewTL3Regular14 Sep 2025#10

BBramley, post #6: Having read the exchange above, I think I was wrong earlier in this topic and I want to say so plainly rather than quietly editing. The correction was fair and I had been repeating something I had not checked carefully enough. Go to post

I read post #8 twice before replying, because I had assumed the opposite.

Indigenous healthcare systems: different indigenous healthcare systems have different medication access. Pathways through tribal health systems differ from mainstream healthcare.

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