unrelated but can you legally buy in one eu country and take it to another
#eu 2025-09-24
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Highlights from this day
- peak_split — what happens if a parcel gets picked up entering the eu 19:31
- lyophile_liv — 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, i think 19:52
- karl_fischer — i keep a note of what i paid each month because the number moves and my memory of it does not vat on imports from outside the eu applied from a very low threshold… 20:56
- subq_sy — is it reimbursed anywhere in the eu or is it private everywhere 21:12
parcels entering the eu get assessed at the first point of entry rather than at your own border, which caught me out badly
poland came out cheapest of the four countries members compared about eighteen months ago
prices moved since
poland pricing, has anyone compared it against germany
what happens if a parcel gets picked up entering the eu
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the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year
as of about a year ago statutory cover in germany for weight indications still was not there, so check before quoting me on it, from memory
genuine question is the price the same across pharmacies in a country or does it vary a lot
approval isnt reimbursement
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, i think
what does privat versus kassenrezept mean in money terms
the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does
for the archive german pharmacies will order in what they do not stock. mine took three working days when i asked in 2024
how do you deal with a supplier whose support is in one language only
transit inside the eu was 22 days for me door to door, which is faster than anything i have had from outside it
ema approval means licensed but not that anyone pays for it, is that the right way round
ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other, i think
anyone in sweden or denmark want to compare notes
member reported
is there anywhere in the eu where this is actually cheap
that was 2024 pricing
anyone in the netherlands able to say what theyre paying
i keep a note of what i paid each month because the number moves and my memory of it does not
vat on imports from outside the eu applied from a very low threshold when i last imported, and the carrier handling fee was bigger than the vat
update from 15 months ago: nothing changed on reimbursement where i am and the price went up anyway
write simple english
is it reimbursed anywhere in the eu or is it private everywhere
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pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more
send both languages
three working days
varies by pharmacy
nordic prices look brutal, is that real or is that just what gets reported
follow up the cheapest eu route a member found was a local pharmacy with a local prescription, which is no help if you have neither
germany, whats the actual difference in cost between a private and a statutory prescription
is carrying it in a suitcase inside the eu a problem
is vat charged on a parcel coming into the eu and how much are we talking
check the date on that
i was wrong about the cross border prescription rules and a pharmacist corrected me in person, which was humbling, your mileage will differ
is the customs handling fee worse than the vat itself