Submitted by trail-coffee t3_z40hx7 in pittsburgh
Hey I ran out of insulin and don’t want to pay $300 (insurance) to get at ER. My urgent care is $20 and obviously pharmacy would be free (for the visit, not insulin).
Is there anywhere in town to get insulin?
Edit: was able to make it through night alright. Got a prescription at an urgent care and went to a pharmacy that was open today.
Thanks for looking, I can’t believe a metro of ~5 million doesn’t have a single 24 hour pharmacy.
Investigating the “immediate need” option (guessing “immediate” means something like “3-5 business days” to them, but we’ll see)
Sorry, I hope you find something!
My brand isn’t OTC, but the OTC stuff would work. Can’t find a pharmacy that’s open, the one in Oakland on Centre that Google says is open is actually closed.
Do u know if a 24 hour pharmacy that’s open?
If your up for a drive the closest one I know that's 24 hours is in canton Ohio. Found out when I was sick on a Sunday night
I think I read about that not being 24 hours. Looks like Rite Aid on Murray Ave is 24 hours.
EDIT - Derp. That's retail. What the fuck. Who wants retail 24 hours???
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Yeah, pharmacy open up there?
I sent you a chat.
Rite aid website has all the pharmacies in the area as closed (as far as I can tell)
What kind do you use? I'm a diabetic and have extra.
Just in case you haven't got my msgs I have some extra you can have.
can you point me to one? all the rite aids show closed and all the 24 hour CVS i called (downtown and oakland) are closed.
humalog pen, working on getting a prescription first thing in the morning. should have enough to get through the night if i don't snack.
There are a few pharmacies on center Ave that are probably open
I use novalog & tresiba pens. Happy to give you a novalog pen if you get stuck.
You could also call the ER and ask where you can fill an emergency prescription tonight. They will have a place to use.
Maybe give a couple Walgreens a try. I know they have some 24 hour pharmacies, but not sure if they have different hours during holidays.
Eta - that might be a dead end too. Maybe a hospital pharmacy, but I honestly don’t know how that would work.
Hope you're okay! My husband is type 1 (Humalog and lantus) and I know how stressful that can be
FYI, closest 24 hour CVS is Morgantown. The ones that used to be in oakland/downtown aren't 24/7.
According to Rite Aid website, no 24 hour pharmacy within 50 miles of south hills.
According to Walgreens website, no 24 hour pharmacy within 50 miles of south hills.
Uh.... Why are you paying so much? I would ditch your insurance plan if doses are that hard to get.
Any clinic or hospital will likely provide it for free if you have some records. They will certainly provide it for free if you are in a situation where you need it asap. Just walk in. They are there to help, and they get it.
You could honestly get Insulin in less than 10 min if you need it. At no charge.
Social workers are here and can call things in also.
If you truly need it immediately, call 911.
What hospital can you get anything for free at?
you’re a gem.
I thought you were joking about the need for insulin. My bad. It's very easy to get. Free and if not, cheap. It's cheaper if you do Not have insurance. But do not lie.
For all you followers of this. Just go to Walmart (Assuming you live in the US). $15.00 no questions asked if you do not have insurance.
same with my dad. he takes lantus
Murray Ave was once 24 hours. Pre covid I delivered scrips from there and would get emergency late pickups from that location.
The otc insulin is super dangerous for modern diabetics without specific instructions from docs. It's only around as its cheap for animals or people who were diabetic long ago. But like since the 90s no one really uses it.
While better than nothing, Walmart insulin isn't great. I was in a bad place for a few days and had to use it. Wouldn't recommend for a long period of time.
Also, as of today it costs $73 a vial. $86 if you choose to use pens.
No... It does not. Walk in. Ask them. If you have no insurance, it is cheaper and most of the times free. Especially if you can show that you can not afford insurance.
Do not let the downvotes discourage you. Some people like to feel like victims. Hit up your local Walmart (or any major drug store) they will take care of you.
What!!!???!?!?!? Lol... whatever.... Don't share stupid info.
Any hospital.
Well... I'm being downvoted for trying to help.
Some of you must like to suffer for no reason.
That being said, you can get free insulin by walking into any hospital, clinic, urgent care, walmart, rite aid etc. You will need to prove that you need it (prior prescription, receipts, name with social if you have been prescribed in the past). All of that IF you have insurance.
If you Do Not have insurance, you can walk into any of those places and get it for free.. Period! Stop chatting and go get your insulin.
Walmart provides Novo....... Like 90% of Canada and the US. Most popular brand for decades.
There was only one 24/7 pharmacy in the city, it's somewhere in the Shadyside/Squirrel Hill area. Unfortunately due to staffing, it isn't always 24/7 anymore.
I am a diabetic who goes to the doctor. And it is much less predictable than modern insulin which can still easily kill you if you don't know what you are doing. Also here. This explains it well https://khn.org/news/you-can-buy-insulin-without-a-prescription-but-should-you/amp/
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Nothing is free in US Healthcare. If you go to the hospital they will bill you. If you go to the pharmacy, you pay before they give you the medication.
I am just curious where you learned these things honestly but I am skeptical and do not believe you. This runs counter to every experience I have had a s a diabetic in the US.
Bless every redditor here being kind
This is 100% why that ad/meme passed around Facebook about 25 dollar Walmart insulin was shit. Even the cheap shit that's OTC isn't the best.
Humalog w/o insurance when I first got type 1, 25$ a bottle. Humalog now, 275 with discount.
It’s not the doses, it’s the ER visit. Best pharmacy I could find for late thanksgiving day is in Morgantown (somebody above said a pharmacy in Canton is open as well).
Walmarts in the area are all closed too.
The number of people offering help to a stranger in this thread has given me so much hope. The last several years have broken my faith in most people but look at this. So many offers of immediate help warm my heart. Thank you good Pittsburgh folks..
OP I hope you sorted it out...
Okay this is gonna sound dumb, But I have lived in both cranberry twp and Dormont and to me, they are 100% polar opposite of one another and I love so much that this has connect the two together… legit makes me heart so happy… that is all!
I hope you were able to get your meds, OP! It makes me sad that you had to deal with this stress (how are there no 24/7 pharmacies in the area??), but also it made me happy to see all the help offered here ❤️
At an urgent care with 375 sugar hoping to get a prescription and head to a pharmacy that opens before 9.
Worst case scenario, getting the old fashioned insulin at Walmart OTC (as long as it comes in pens or they sell needles)
I second this. Especially with how expensive insulin is.
There is no longer a 24 hour pharmacy in Pittsburgh anywhere.
None of that is accurate or helpful
I don't have insulin but I'm going to DM you some info that might be helpful.
There is a 24 hour cvs in Shadyside/Oakland on centre Ave. they should have no problem filling it
I hope you’re okay ♥️
Sent you a chat request. Happy to help if I can
That is not true - CVS on center Ave is 24/7
social workers cannot call in prescriptions. only a doctor or nurse practitioner can do that.
911 will send an ambulance, which is not what this person needs (hopefully). calling 911 for a non-emergency situation is a waste of resources, especially on a busy holiday weekend.
Only the retail store. The pharmacy is no longer 24 hrs.
Not 24 hours anymore. The pharmacy isn't at least.
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right, but this person doesn't need police or EMTs, they need insulin. therefore, it wouldn't be a good use of emergency services, since the police would not do anything in this situation and EMTs could only drive this person to the ER, which they said they didn't want to do because it's prohibitively expensive.
WalMart has N and R over the counter for like $25 a piece.
Best of luck man.
Did you get insulin? I've send a chat request yesterday.
Cvs in North Oakland is 24 hour
Walmart pharmacy sells novolin R and novolin N and 70/30 for 24.99 a vial. Not exactly 1:1 for humalog but could hold you over for the time being!
there's no way the pharmacy is open 24 hours. i haven't seen a 24 hour pharmacy in like 10 years.
One of the few instances of NextDoor being useful: lots of discussion recently about drugstores, especially RiteAid closing with no notice at various times because of no pharmacist being available. People go to get their script and find the pharmacy closed. This is a crappy development no matter what drug you need, so be aware. Rite Aid has a reputation for paying terrible wages and setting demanding schedules. Never mind not being able to get your prescription late at night, some people are having problems in the middle of a weekday.
Yes, ended up just having to wait until normal urgent cares and pharmacies opened this morning. Closest thing I could find after hours last night was a CVS in Morgantown.
Negative, closest 24 hour CVS is Morgantown.
Edit: if you’re seeing “24 hour”, you’re probably looking at the convenience store and not pharmacy
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I got a prescription filled there at 2:30am in Sept. This is the one on centre ave.
Like I told in chat I am your neighbor and I have some extra (trying to keep like this).
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Idk how fast these would be but https://insulinhelp.org/