This can't be good....UPDATED

[carole]

Gayle i am curious as i have the same problem, do you take a pill daily, i only take one pill once a month, they are prescribed for me and are colecalciferol.

[Queen of Poop]

Gayle i am curious as i have the same problem, do you take a pill daily, i only take one pill once a month, they are prescribed for me and are colecalciferol.

The doctor told me to pick up supplements at the health food store. I take 2 calciums a day and take a Vitamin D with them.

[carole]

gosh that is strange to me, most doctors in nz don't tell you to go to the health store and pick up a supplement,mind you i think they should, they always prescribe, i guess they all do the same thing in the end eh?

[emily_the_spoiled]

I suspect the difference may be because you have a national drug plan in NZ, so you have coverage for the pharmaceutical version of the Vitamin D but not the over-the-counter kind. Where as in Alberta, not everyone has prescription drug coverage so it is likely less expensive to purchase the over-the-counter version. Besides you need the Calcium to go with the Vitamin D anyway.

[Queen of Poop]

I do have drug coverage, but the bottle at the health food store of 100 pills was only $3, so hardly worth all the paperwork.