Cheap test strips

[owlegrad]

CVS just started carrying a new line of store brand test strips that are about 23 for 100 strips. Are other companies doing the same? I have patients who copay is more than that! Pretty cool/amazing, if you ask me.

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[All4MyDaughter]

All of the places I've worked have had some kind of store brand meter with pretty cheap strips. True-Track meter or something like that is the brand I recall.

 

[D1CE K]

How much the machines though?

 

[owlegrad]

How much the machines though?

$18. The previous CVS strips were a lot more (maybe $55 for 100 strips? Don't recall exactly). Could be we are just behind the times though. I see good ole Walmart still has us beat.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

$18. The previous CVS strips were a lot more (maybe $55 for 100 strips? Don't recall exactly). Could be we are just behind the times though. I see good ole Walmart still has us beat.

Do you get CVS discount on those?

 

[genesis09]

While you have to pay for True-Track meters, more often than not, there is a rebate in the box. The name brand test scripts are ridiculously expensive at $1-$2 per strip.

 

[owlegrad]

Do you get CVS discount on those?

I could, yes. 30% off CVS brand items.

 

[maria1oh]

Customers have also said buying them online is cheaper or at a warehouse like Sam's Club or Costco. Just have to remind them not to buy in too much bulk because test strips do have expiration dates and some meters will not let you use them.

 

[RxMonkey]

Does anyone know if all the inexpensive test strips are as accurate as the brand name strips? My knee-jerk reaction is to say they would be. But I have no resources to back up that claim.

 

[npage148]

They are made by nipro and sell under most of the store brands. They have data to claim they are as accurate as the name brands and they are made in the USA.

Also, since when did strips start costing 2$ each. Seems like yesterday they were around 1$ a piece

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Does anyone know if all the inexpensive test strips are as accurate as the brand name strips? My knee-jerk reaction is to say they would be. But I have no resources to back up that claim.

During my last pregnancy I used an insulin pump and an expensive meter. I also used a cheapo meter sometimes and tested both meters against each other. They were very close.

 

[zelman]

They are made by nipro and sell under most of the store brands. They have data to claim they are as accurate as the name brands and they are made in the USA.

Also, since when did strips start costing 2$ each. Seems like yesterday they were around 1$ a piece

If the FDA approves the devices, they're pretty accurate.

Precision XTRA strips cost close to $2 in smaller boxes if memory serves. They're individually packaged and serve a somewhat niche market.

 

[Jibby321]

Wm has 15 dollar meter and 50 strips for 9 bucks. Sell a ton of them and never have any complaints.