lot number first
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#asia 2026-06-18
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- bengaluru_bac — write it down for the pharmacy 14:29
- VialBot — On this day 4 years ago this channel logged 96 messages. 15:02
- factory_direct_fi — 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 16:20
avoid august
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write it down for the pharmacy
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anyone had a parcel stopped moving between two asian countries
hong kong, is it pharmacy or clinic in practice
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how careful should i be about the claims on an indian generic
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On this day 4 years ago this channel logged 96 messages.
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is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
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language with a local pharmacy went better once i brought the compound name written down. spoken, it never worked once
is it covered by insurance anywhere in the region
every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly
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
transit inside the region ran 24 days for me, which was not faster than a longer route with a better carrier
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 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 7 days with no letter and no charge
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
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genuine question insurance in the region tracked the diabetes indication in every country a member reported on
the carrier matters more than the distance, and that is the thing this channel took two years to agree on
anyone in japan paying out of pocket and what does that look like
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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
japan approved it
a parcel of mine was held inside the region and released after 11 days with no letter and no charge
[edited]the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there, n of 1 obviously
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a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
closer isnt simpler
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for the archive sourcing is physically closer here, why is it not simpler
physical proximity to the manufacturing changed my shipping cost far more than it changed my shipping time
singapore handles personal quantities of prescription medicine under its own rules and i would not try to summarise them from memory
factory_direct_fithe carrier matters more than the distance, and that is the thing this channel took…
thailand and taiwan come up occasionally and we have almost no member reports from either, so i would not guess, we shall see
forty percent apart
every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly
whats the position in taiwan or thailand, anyone at all
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price
japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood it, and the approval did not make it cheap
being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe
hong kong members reported both clinic and pharmacy routes and a wide price range between the two
does anyone in hong kong want to compare prices
update from 15 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
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as of about a year ago korea had the shortest path from deciding to starting of anywhere members here had described
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel, happy to be corrected
slightly off topic but customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
held for 18 days
singapore customs, is a personal quantity fine
the carrier matters
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