summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
#asia 2026-03-15
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- bengaluru_bac — 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, your mileage will differ 17:31
- blind_submit — being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe 18:05
- bengaluru_bac — generics being available and generics being right for your situation are different questions, and only one of them is a chat question 18:09
- factory_direct_fi — japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood it, and the approval did not make it cheap 19:11
anyone in japan paying out of pocket and what does that look like
customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
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, your mileage will differ
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update from 22 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
is the korean clinic route cheaper than a pharmacy elsewhere
[edited]right so a member in hong kong and a member in singapore compared the same dose and came out about forty percent apart
the carrier matters more than the distance, and that is the thing this channel took two years to agree on
no letter no charge
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260held for 8 days
the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there
being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe
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anyone compared a japanese pharmacy price against a private clinic in the region
generics being available and generics being right for your situation are different questions, and only one of them is a chat question
singapore pricing, anyone able to put a number on it
approval isnt cheap
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japanese insurance covered the diabetes indication and not the weight one as far as anyone here could establish a year ago
thailand and taiwan come up occasionally and we have almost no member reports from either, so i would not guess
singapore was reported in here at around 400 to 600 singapore dollars a month a year or so ago, prescription only
japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood it, and the approval did not make it cheap
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