the carrier matters more than the distance, and that is the thing this channel took two years to agree on
#asia 2026-05-27
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Highlights from this day
- bengaluru_bac — closer supplier, fewer flight hours, same number of customs steps. the steps are the slow part 22:16
- underfill_uma — how careful should i be about the claims on an indian generic 22:30
- tokyo_taper — getting seen in korea was faster than any route a uk member described at the time we were both describing it 22:35
- tokyo_taper — while im here nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel 22:45
- vialkeeper — a parcel of mine was held inside the region and released after 13 days with no letter and no charge 22:58
closer supplier, fewer flight hours, same number of customs steps. the steps are the slow part
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does anyone in hong kong want to compare prices
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avoid august
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
write it down for the pharmacy
is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
what does a month come to in singapore dollars
hong kong members reported both clinic and pharmacy routes and a wide price range between the two, take that with a pinch of salt
forty percent apart
how careful should i be about the claims on an indian generic
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korea has a clinic culture where this is straightforward to obtain, and members reported that as both a convenience and a concern
getting seen in korea was faster than any route a uk member described at the time we were both describing it
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transit inside the region ran 24 days for me, which was not faster than a longer route with a better carrier
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
anyone had a parcel stopped moving between two asian countries
singapore pricing, anyone able to put a number on it
thailand and taiwan come up occasionally and we have almost no member reports from either, so i would not guess
figures are from last year
while im here nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel
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*that should say weekly
member reported range
unrelated but customs between asian countries has not been noticeably easier in anything members have reported. each border is its own border, someone check my working
is japan expensive because of the approval or in spite of it
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
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
a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
a parcel of mine was held inside the region and released after 13 days with no letter and no charge
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lot number first
slightly off topic but anyone shipped from inside the region and had it take longer than from further away
as of about a year ago korea had the shortest path from deciding to starting of anywhere members here had described
update from 21 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
is it covered by insurance anywhere in the region
how do people handle the language side with a local pharmacy
every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly
physical proximity to the manufacturing changed my shipping cost far more than it changed my shipping time
hong kong, is it pharmacy or clinic in practice
a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
japan approved it a while back didnt it, what does it cost there
the indian landscape is qualitatively different from research supply, it is a licensed pharmaceutical industry, and that is still not a guarantee about the vial you received, thats just me
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Reminder set. I will post here in 2 days.
whats the position in taiwan or thailand, anyone at all
[edited]japanese insurance covered the diabetes indication and not the weight one as far as anyone here could establish a year ago, i have it written down somewhere
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
singapore customs, is a personal quantity fine
held for 15 days
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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, ask me again in a month
japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood it, and the approval did not make it cheap
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price
no letter no charge
being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe