update on the earlier thing summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
#asia 2025-12-13
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- quiet_head_qi — korea and the clinic culture, is it as easy to get as people say japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing… 19:03
- sgp_subq — for the archive the honest position on india is that i have seen good material and bad material and the paperwork told me nothing either way, for what its worth 19:26
- seoul_swirl — anyone compared a japanese pharmacy price against a private clinic in the region 20:07
forty percent apart
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customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
does a closer supplier actually mean fewer customs steps
korea and the clinic culture, is it as easy to get as people say
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price
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update from 25 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher, from memory
no letter no charge
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generics being available and generics being right for your situation are different questions, and only one of them is a chat question
quiet_head_qikorea and the clinic culture, is it as easy to get as people say japan being expensive…
for the archive the honest position on india is that i have seen good material and bad material and the paperwork told me nothing either way, for what its worth
i treat a claim about an indian generic the way i treat any claim about any product. get a lot number and get it tested
i keep the compound name and the dose written in the local language in my phone and it has been more useful than any app
anyone compared a japanese pharmacy price against a private clinic in the region
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the carrier matters
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a parcel of mine was held inside the region and released after 20 days with no letter and no charge
every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly