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03-12-2008, 01:24 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The ignorance capital of Canada
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My Mood:  Points: 17,602.70 Bank: 1,680,743.95 Total Points: 1,698,346.65 |  Vaniqa in Canada...
Some of you may be aware that Vaniqa is available in Canada. However, I was not aware of it before today.
I remember going to my family physician 15 years ago with a ripped out magazine advertisement requesting the cream however it was not available.
All subsequent visits to other doctors over the years also resulted in me leaving my doctor's office discouraged and emptied handed.
So for all of you that have been living in the dark like me, I just wanted to update you that Vaniqa is now available here north of our American neighbours who have had this hair solution for over a decade. | 
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03-13-2008, 08:26 AM
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Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada eh
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Any idea how well/if it works? And how much it costs? I know our benefits won't cover it, since it's for "cosmetic" purposes.
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03-13-2008, 04:46 PM
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I haven't filled my prescription yet but when I do, I will let you know. | |
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03-16-2008, 04:11 PM
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I dropped off my prescription yesterday and was warned ahead of time that Vaniqa will be in the $100 range here at the Shoppers in Kelowna. | |
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03-17-2008, 01:35 AM
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I have never heard of it. What is it?
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03-17-2008, 09:42 AM
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It's a cream that is supposed to suppress hair growth on the face.
$100?! Yikes. How much do you get for that? A toothpaste tube? Less?
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03-17-2008, 11:07 AM
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qtpage,
if you check out my original post the word Vaniqa is under lined. If you click on the work/link, it will bring you directly to the vaniqa website for more info.
Ajani,
I have no clue how much is in a tube but my doctor said she was prescribing the smaller tube incase things don't work out for me. It can cause skin irritation and I have skin issues. She also said she couldn't stress enough that I only apply a very thin coating to my face.
If Vaniqa doesn't work, we're going to try Flutamide but I hope it works as well as people say it does. | |
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03-17-2008, 02:45 PM
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My Mood: Points: 17,602.70 Bank: 1,680,743.95 Total Points: 1,698,346.65 |  Wtf?!?!?!
So my pharmacist just called to inform me that it is discontinued and not actually available in Canada.
Grrrrr! | |
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03-18-2008, 09:57 AM
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??? Why would the doctor not know that?
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03-18-2008, 12:31 PM
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Not sure.
I am under the impression that the change was recent.
The pharmacy didn't even originally realize it was disontinued so I can't blame the doctor for trying.
It's just my luck that when I stopped trying to obtain Vaniqa is when they finally released it in Canada & now that I could finally get it, it's no longer available.
Guess I'll be trying Flutamide instead. | |
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04-02-2008, 11:18 PM
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I got one tube of Vaniqa about a year ago, haven't used it regularly tho so I still have almost a full tube left. I guess there's really no point in using it now tho | |
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