in germany the split is privat versus kasse. a private prescription means you pay the pharmacy price yourself and when i checked last year that was a lot
#eu 2026-01-14
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- nordic_price_nils — in germany the split is privat versus kasse. a private prescription means you pay the pharmacy price yourself and when i checked last year that was a lot 22:23
- customs_owl — 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 22:31
- blank_run — ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other 23:21
- vienna_vial — the price for the same dose in two eu countries differed by about forty percent in the one careful comparison i have seen in here 23:30
that was 2024 pricing
[edited]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
follow up is carrying it in a suitcase inside the eu a problem
is the price the same across pharmacies in a country or does it vary a lot
genuine question germany, whats the actual difference in cost between a private and a statutory prescription
coming back to this what does privat versus kassenrezept mean in money terms
privat means you pay
while im here what happens if a parcel gets picked up entering the eu
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
has anyone crossed a border specifically to buy it
the price for the same dose in two eu countries differed by about forty percent in the one careful comparison i have seen in here