Mark Cuban CostPlus Drug Company Is Distributing Roche Accu-Chek Testing Supplies

Taking a bit of a break from my recent podcast recommendations, but kind of an extension of the previous one about theMark Cuban CostPlus Drug Company, on October 11, 2022, Mark Cuban ' s startup known as the Mark Cuban CostPlus Drug Company ( " MCCPDC " , in different notices shared on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) announced a partnership with Roche Diabetes Care to bring CostPlus Drugs patients to buy Accu-Chek testing supplies through them at a lower price.  Thecost of buying Accu-Chek test strips from CostPlus is $16.79 for a quantity of 50 test strips. That works out to a cost of $0.34 per strip. Price-wise, that ' s actually quite low in the grand-scheme of things. They also sell anAccu-Chek Guide Me meter for $10.76. The meter isn ' t the item most patients struggle to pay for; it is the test strips used in the meter.  Beyond that, it is also selling lancets, although those are a commodity product and are available for a low price at many pharmacies nationwide.However, they limit the quantity patients can purchase to 150 test strips (3 packages of 50 test strips).What happens if a patient tests their blood sugar more frequently than 5x per day?For example, patients with hypoglycemia unawareness, or women with diabetes who are pregnant may test more frequently, and yet the quantity limit appears to be a key limitation. The answer to what happens to people who want more is unclear at the moment. Currently, there ' s simply no way for patients to ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2022 Accu-Chek cash price costplus drug company mark cuban Roche Source Type: blogs