customs inside asia, is it easier between neighbouring countries
#asia 2026-02-19
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- manila_meniscus — the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there 22:03
- tokyo_taper — japan approved it a while back didnt it, what does it cost there 22:10
- tokyo_taper — write it down for the pharmacy 22:31
- seoul_swirl — 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 23:17
- secretagogue_sy — the carrier matters more than the distance, and that is the thing this channel took two years to agree on, ymmv 23:45
the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there
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sourcing is physically closer here, why is it not simpler
getting seen in korea was faster than any route a uk member described at the time we were both describing it, ill dig out the number
anyone compared a japanese pharmacy price against a private clinic in the region
japan approved it a while back didnt it, what does it cost there
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member reported range
avoid august
update from 11 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
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language with a local pharmacy went better once i brought the compound name written down. spoken, it never worked once
figures are from last year
hong kong members reported both clinic and pharmacy routes and a wide price range between the two
anyone in japan paying out of pocket and what does that look like
approval isnt cheap
is it covered by insurance anywhere in the region
closer isnt simpler
japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood it, and the approval did not make it cheap
write it down for the pharmacy
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how long is transit within asia running
singapore handles personal quantities of prescription medicine under its own rules and i would not try to summarise them from memory
summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
is japan expensive because of the approval or in spite of it
the carrier matters
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same customs steps
is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
anyone shipped from inside the region and had it take longer than from further away
no letter no charge
a korean member said their clinic visit took under an hour end to end, which is not a claim about the quality of the assessment, not advice obviously
get it tested anyway
held for 21 days
customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
lot number first
does anyone in hong kong want to compare prices
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
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how careful should i be about the claims on an indian generic
as of about a year ago korea had the shortest path from deciding to starting of anywhere members here had described
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
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hong kong, is it pharmacy or clinic in practice
update on the earlier thing summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
transit inside the region ran 8 days for me, which was not faster than a longer route with a better carrier
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price
genuine question korea and the clinic culture, is it as easy to get as people say
japanese insurance covered the diabetes indication and not the weight one as far as anyone here could establish a year ago
korea is fast
thailand and taiwan come up occasionally and we have almost no member reports from either, so i would not guess
singapore customs, is a personal quantity fine
lot_number_louupdate on the earlier thing summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august…
the carrier matters more than the distance, and that is the thing this channel took two years to agree on, ymmv
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