unrelated but a prescription from one member state is meant to be recognised in another under the cross border rules. whether the pharmacist knows that is another matter
#eu 2025-05-31
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- area_percent — unrelated but a prescription from one member state is meant to be recognised in another under the cross border rules. whether the pharmacist knows that is another… 10:22
- ring_size_down — statutory insurance in germany did not cover it for weight when i last read about it. for the diabetes indication it was a different conversation 10:37
- area_percent — a member reported reimbursement under a national scheme for diabetes and flatly not for weight, and that was the pattern across several countries, take that with a… 11:18
- area_percent — ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other 11:19
- area_percent — for the archive the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does 11:58
statutory insurance in germany did not cover it for weight when i last read about it. for the diabetes indication it was a different conversation
three working days
approval isnt reimbursement
a member reported reimbursement under a national scheme for diabetes and flatly not for weight, and that was the pattern across several countries, take that with a pinch of salt
ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other
10 days inside the eu
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for the archive the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does
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crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it
how do you deal with a supplier whose support is in one language only
that was 2024 pricing
slightly off topic but is the customs handling fee worse than the vat itself
ok so i had one pharmacy in another eu country refuse a foreign prescription and one accept it, same month, same paperwork