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> They switched from 30-day to 90-day refills. Suddenly, patients had to think about their medication four times a year instead of twelve. Adherence rates shot up almost immediately.

When I have a “refill” (here in Australia we call them “repeats”) due, my pharmacy sends me an SMS… I just reply “yes please” and that goes straight to the pharmacist who dispenses, and I get another SMS telling me the dispensed medication is ready to pick up

I’m on tirzepatide and I’m committed but I’m “going a bit slow” because the side effects started to get a bit too much. Still, my base expectation is I’m taking a GLP-1 agonist for the rest of my life, unless my doctor tells me I have to stop for some reason, or I somehow go bankrupt and can’t afford it any more.



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