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#eu 2025-03-05

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  • deadspace — anyone in sweden or denmark want to compare notes 06:17
  • deadspace — my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did translate your message and send both… 06:18
  • deadspace — a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that 07:26
  • fasting_insulin — ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other 08:11
  • deadspace — parcels entering the eu get assessed at the first point of entry rather than at your own border, which caught me out badly 08:12
DE

anyone compared the price for the same dose in two eu countries properly

anyone in sweden or denmark want to compare notes

reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
  private clinic, UK      145 - 220
  statutory, DE            10 co-pay
  private script, DE      180 - 240
  pharmacy, PL             95 - 140
  pharmacy, SE            210 - 260

my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did
translate your message and send both versions. that got me answers when english alone had not

MO

that is the thing people get wrong constantly. approved and paid for are two completely different processes in the eu

DE

a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that

FI

translate your message and send both versions. that got me answers when english alone had not, n of 1 obviously

FI

ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other

DE

parcels entering the eu get assessed at the first point of entry rather than at your own border, which caught me out badly