update from 9 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
#asia 2026-05-25
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Highlights from this day
- underfill_uma — is anyone here avoiding summer shipping the way the australians do 22:43
- underfill_uma — singapore customs, is a personal quantity fine 22:47
- factory_direct_fi — customs between asian countries has not been noticeably easier in anything members have reported. each border is its own border 23:16
is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
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
customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
hong kong, is it pharmacy or clinic in practice
how long is transit within asia running
as of about a year ago korea had the shortest path from deciding to starting of anywhere members here had described
a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
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how careful should i be about the claims on an indian generic
anyone compared a japanese pharmacy price against a private clinic in the region
is anyone here avoiding summer shipping the way the australians do
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singapore customs, is a personal quantity fine
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member reported range
is it covered by insurance anywhere in the region
genuine question anyone in japan paying out of pocket and what does that look like
lot number first
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held for 25 days
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while im here the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there
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every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly
customs between asian countries has not been noticeably easier in anything members have reported. each border is its own border
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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
while im here language with a local pharmacy went better once i brought the compound name written down. spoken, it never worked once
language with a local pharmacy went better once i brought the compound name written down. spoken, it never worked once
genuine question korea has a clinic culture where this is straightforward to obtain, and members reported that as both a convenience and a concern
diabetes indication only
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
getting seen in korea was faster than any route a uk member described at the time we were both describing it, from memory
coming back to this a member in hong kong and a member in singapore compared the same dose and came out about forty percent apart
summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
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