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State or Country	Prescription required for
	Insulin? Insulin analogs require a prescription in the US	Syringes?
United States
Alabama	No	No
Alaska	Yes	Yes
	There are some reports that indicate prescriptions are not needed for either insulin or syringes.
Arizona	No	No (some pharmacies may require)
Arkansas	No	No
California	No	No (some pharmacies may require)
Colorado	No	No (some pharmacies may require)
Connecticut	No	Yes Can get 10 days worth without a prescription
Delaware	No	Yes
District of Columbia	No	No (with DM ID or insulin purchase)
Florida	No	Depends on the county, mostly No, but:
		Yes Broward County
Georgia	No	No
Hawaii	No	No Data
Idaho	No	No May ask for ID
Illinois	No	No
Indiana	No	No (must sign a logbook)
Iowa	No	No
Kansas	No	No (most pharmacies, if purchased with insulin)
Kentucky	No	No
Louisiana	No	No
Maine	No	Yes
Maryland	No	No (must sign a logbook)
Massachusetts	No	Yes
Michigan	No	No
Minnesota	No Some pharmacies may require a one-time only prescription for insulin which has unlimited refills.	No
Mississippi	No	No
Missouri	No	No
Montana	No	No
Nebraska	No	No
Nevada	No	No
New Hampshire	No	No
New Jersey	No	Yes (might be waived with ID)
New Mexico	No	No
New York	No	No The pharmacy can choose whether or not to require a prescription for syringes. If the pharmacy does sell syringes without a prescription, it can only dispense 10 syringes at a time, and it cannot give them to anyone under 18 years old.
North Carolina	No	No
North Dakota	No	No
Ohio	No	No
Oklahoma	No	No Some local municpalities require a prescription
Oregon	No	No
Pennsylvania	No	Yes
Rhode Island	No	No
South Carolina	No	No
South Dakota	No	No
Tennessee	No	No
Texas	No	No (may vary by region)
Utah	No	No Some pharmacies may ask for a prescription, and some will Not sell syringes after 10:00 p.m., even if you have a prescription.
Vermont	No	No
Virginia	No Report of Yes in Northern Virginia	No
Washington (state)	No	No
West Virginia	No	No
Wisconsin	No	No
Wyoming	No	No
Australia	Yes	No Prescription Not needed for syringes with a National Diabetic Supplies Card.
Austria	Yes	No
Belgium	Yes	Yes
Bulgaria	No	No
Canada	No	No (may vary by province)
Costa Rica	No	No
France	No [U100]	No
Germany	Yes	No
Ireland	Yes	Yes
Italy	No [U40, U100 pens available]	No
Mexico	No	No
Philippines	No	No
Puerto Rico	No	No
New Zealand	No [U100] Novo & Lilly available, Novo more widely used. One respondent indicates prescription needed for insulin, but not for syringes.	No (may require proof of diabetes)
Slovenia	Yes	No
Switzerland	No [U100]	No
Turkey	No	No
UK	Yes [U100]	No May require proof of diabetes

Last updated June 25, 2002