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My how things change

Remember that AWESOME welcome box I received from Avella with my first shipment of Tolvaptan?

One time spiff.

This is how shipments #2+ come packaged.

I guess there wasn't enough margin in the monthly $13,000 wholesale price for 'Congrats on Making it to Month 2' packaging. ;-)

Still SO grateful to have the opportunity to stave off end stage with this medication. Maybe they'll have the artificial kidney by the time I reach the dialysis stage.

Here's hoping. :-D
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