2006-06-18 08:37:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
NO, YOU DO NOT NEED A PRESCRITION FOR TEST METER STRIPS. IF YOU ARE JUST WANTING TO TEST THINKING THAT YOU MIGHT BE DIABETIC. YOUR BEST DEAL WOULD BE TO PURCHASE THE WAL-MART BRAND METER (RELI-ON) AND THE STRIPS FOR THE MACHINE ARE ONLY $20 A BOTTLE AS TO $50-60 A BOTTLE FOR OTHER BRANDS. JUST GO TO THE PHARMACY SECTION AND THEY WILL BE LOCATED ON A SHELF IN THE DIABETES SCTION.
2006-06-18 13:17:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 23:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-19 22:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by Darell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do NOT need a prescription to buy glucose test strips, but you do need to be sure to get the right ones for your glucose meter and re-calibrate your meter each time you buy new strips. Glucose meters (or Glucometers) also do not require prescription.
2006-06-18 08:45:15 · answer #4 · answered by Oblivia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they're over the counter, but a percription is a good idea, since your insurance company is more likely to reemburce you with a perscription. Also, with a perscription, you can mail-order the strips (it saves money, and its conveient... I get a three month supply delivered to my door).
2006-06-18 12:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by magicwriter65 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't need a prescription to buy strips or a meter, if you want an insurance company to pay for it, I'm sure you will. In Wisconsin, you don't need a prescription to buy insulin syringes.
2006-06-18 08:57:36 · answer #6 · answered by jayjay5844 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! You can purchase them at any pharmacy over the counter. I get mine at Wal Mart. I purchase the strips and the lancets. They're not inexpensive though. The cost takes a good chunk out of a $100.
2006-06-18 08:42:48 · answer #7 · answered by econnot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you only need a prescription for your insurance company to pay for your meter and test strips.
2006-06-20 10:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need a prescription to buy the strips at full price. If you are buying them with your insurance, you will need a prescription at that time. They are kept behind the pharmacy counter related to their high cost, and to stave off shop lifting.
2006-06-18 12:33:31 · answer #9 · answered by Mimi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, but I think you still have to ask the pharmacist for them (they store them behind the counter, but that doesn't necessarily mean you need permission to buy them). I've used them as teaching tools and get them from a biological supply catalog (Carolina Biological) without a perscription.
2006-06-18 08:41:34 · answer #10 · answered by ciaobella_usa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋