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#asia 2026-04-18
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Highlights from this day
- hydrate_hana — india has a real generics manufacturing base and a real domestic market. what a specific product is, and whether it matches its label, is a separate question every… 19:41
- hydrate_hana — the honest position on india is that i have seen good material and bad material and the paperwork told me nothing either way 19:56
- hydrate_hana — being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe, happy to be corrected 20:11
- hydrate_hana — japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price, ill dig out the number 21:07
same customs steps
india has a real generics manufacturing base and a real domestic market. what a specific product is, and whether it matches its label, is a separate question every single time
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sourcing is physically closer here, why is it not simpler
the honest position on india is that i have seen good material and bad material and the paperwork told me nothing either way
korea is fast
japan approved it
write it down for the pharmacy
being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe, happy to be corrected
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price, ill dig out the number
approval isnt cheap
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diabetes indication only
a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic