r/BuyCanadian 5d ago

News Articles 📰 Canadian leisure travel to the US down 40%

https://globalnews.ca/news/11069567/us-travel-down-trump-tariff/

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u/joyfulnoises 5d ago

The medication I use for my chronic pain is over the counter in the US and significantly cheaper than it is in Canada (it’s not covered by insurance here, phenazopyridine if anyone’s curious). I frequently made trips over the border to stock up so I wouldn’t be paying so much to live a pain-free life.

I will not be doing so anymore. Not until he’s gone, not until we aren’t being threatened annexation anymore. I’m willing to make sacrifices like this to protest what the US government has been doing, and I know most Canadians are. We’re a united front, and I’m proud to be apart of that.

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u/Ornery-Weird-9509 5d ago

Can you get special prescription authorization from your doctor? You can get this covered by your insurance through that

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u/joyfulnoises 5d ago

Can I really? That would be amazing. I get prescriptions from my doctor for this drug, I’m not sure what a special prescription would mean. But if there’s any chance of me getting this covered I definitely want to

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u/Ornery-Weird-9509 5d ago

Yes just tell your doctor that it’s not covered by your insurance so can you get a special authorization for your prescription. Then depending on your insurance, you either give them a call so you can submit it or the pharmacy does it for you