update on the earlier thing singapore pricing, anyone able to put a number on it
#asia 2026-04-20
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customs inside asia, is it easier between neighbouring countries
singapore was reported in here at around 400 to 600 singapore dollars a month a year or so ago, prescription only
anyone compared a japanese pharmacy price against a private clinic in the region
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no letter no charge
insurance in the region tracked the diabetes indication in every country a member reported on
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is the korean clinic route cheaper than a pharmacy elsewhere
korea is fast
update from 20 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
how do people handle the language side with a local pharmacy
the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there
a parcel of mine was held inside the region and released after 22 days with no letter and no charge
follow up korea has a clinic culture where this is straightforward to obtain, and members reported that as both a convenience and a concern, happy to be corrected
transit inside the region ran 23 days for me, which was not faster than a longer route with a better carrier
getting seen in korea was faster than any route a uk member described at the time we were both describing it
customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
Inter-lab diff for lot A-2418: 99.4% vs 99.2%. Within expected range.
sourcing is physically closer here, why is it not simpler
does a closer supplier actually mean fewer customs steps
a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
write it down for the pharmacy
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singapore customs, is a personal quantity fine
india generics, is that a real landscape now or mostly talk
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price
anyone shipped from inside the region and had it take longer than from further away
medutest-report-kp-0925.pdf
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approval isnt cheap
figures are from last year
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being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe
same customs steps
lot number first
Inter-lab diff for lot H-2814: 96.8% vs 98.6%. Within expected range.
slightly off topic but 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, your mileage will differ
what does a month come to in singapore dollars
is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
japan approved it
is japan expensive because of the approval or in spite of it
update from 8 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
quick one customs between asian countries has not been noticeably easier in anything members have reported. each border is its own border
are the indian products the same compounds or something else entirely
does anyone in hong kong want to compare prices
ok so korea and the clinic culture, is it as easy to get as people say
unrelated but how careful should i be about the claims on an indian generic