a swedish member put their monthly cost at roughly double what a polish member was paying, as of last year
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 2026-03-19
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- customs_owl — a swedish member put their monthly cost at roughly double what a polish member was paying, as of last year a prescription from one member state is meant to be… 19:02
- coa_or_cope — pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more 19:38
- coa_or_cope — 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, not advice obviously 19:59
- customs_owl — the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year 20:09
7 days inside the eu
diabetes yes weight no
check the date on that
right so how far ahead do people order given transit inside the eu
how does a pharmacy handle it if you have no local insurance at all
pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more
is the customs handling fee worse than the vat itself
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, not advice obviously
the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year
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translate your message and send both versions. that got me answers when english alone had not
prices moved since