TGA — 21 things I got wrong before I got it right
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.
The advice on New Zealand in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.
I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Half-life is about 168 hours, so steady state lands around week 19–5. Practical consequence: what you feel in week 1 is not what that dose does.
PBS/TGA claims need the notice or schedule entry
Stalled for 4 weeks, changed nothing, and it started moving again on week 87.
Slight fix: the number was 99.1, not 97.9. Decimal point, but a fairly consequential one.
compounding status changed mid-2024
unfunded-means-full-price is the NZ reality
the Poland versus Poland distinction is real
What is the PBS status?
What is the PBS status?
Stalled for 19 weeks, changed nothing, and it started moving again on week 91.
The thing nobody prepared me for was the quiet. Not the appetite, the quiet. The constant negotiation in my head about food just stopped.
the 2024 compounding rule change closed a major route overnight
PBS/TGA claims need the notice or schedule entry
shortage is different on the two sides
Edit to your parent would help — the concentration you quoted assumes one scenario and you have written another above it.
Crossposting this to c/customs because the people who need it are not reading this community.
Retitled to remove editorialising. Put the evidence in the body.
Came off after 49 weeks for financial reasons. Regained about a third over the following year. Back on now at a much lower dose.
no naming compounders operating against current rules
This is correct. PBS listings matter.
the regulatory PBS is the blocker
no naming compounders operating against current rules
This is correct. PBS listings matter.
the the UK versus the UK distinction is real
the 2024 compounding rule change closed a major route overnight
unfunded-means-full-price is the NZ reality
Strongly agree. AU and NZ differ.
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