japan approved it
#asia 2025-11-23
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Highlights from this day
- tokyo_taper — language with a local pharmacy went better once i brought the compound name written down. spoken, it never worked once 06:07
- seoul_swirl — as of about a year ago korea had the shortest path from deciding to starting of anywhere members here had described 06:25
- sgp_subq — ok so i treat a claim about an indian generic the way i treat any claim about any product. get a lot number and get it tested 08:12
- VialBot — Verification log updated: SWB — evidence added, status unchanged. 12:52
summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
a member in hong kong and a member in singapore compared the same dose and came out about forty percent apart, still working it out
every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly
lot number first
language with a local pharmacy went better once i brought the compound name written down. spoken, it never worked once
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hong kong, is it pharmacy or clinic in practice
a korean member said their clinic visit took under an hour end to end, which is not a claim about the quality of the assessment
avoid august
as of about a year ago korea had the shortest path from deciding to starting of anywhere members here had described
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customs inside asia, is it easier between neighbouring countries
coming back after 15 months, has anything changed on availability in the region
being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe
japan being expensive despite the approval is the pattern. approval sets the licence and the pricing system sets the price
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quick one japanese insurance covered the diabetes indication and not the weight one as far as anyone here could establish a year ago, happy to be corrected
write it down for the pharmacy
the indian landscape is qualitatively different from research supply, it is a licensed pharmaceutical industry, and that is still not a guarantee about the vial you received
while im here insurance in the region tracked the diabetes indication in every country a member reported on
customs inside asia caught my parcel once in four years. that is my rate, not a regional statistic
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel
korea is fast
ok so i treat a claim about an indian generic the way i treat any claim about any product. get a lot number and get it tested
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diabetes indication only
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held for 9 days
korea has a clinic culture where this is straightforward to obtain, and members reported that as both a convenience and a concern
sorry to jump in singapore was reported in here at around 400 to 600 singapore dollars a month a year or so ago, prescription only, ymmv
forty percent apart
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japan approved it a while back didnt it, what does it cost there
nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel
update from 4 months ago: availability in the region is broadly the same and the prices i track are slightly higher
insurance in the region tracked the diabetes indication in every country a member reported on
approval isnt cheap
getting seen in korea was faster than any route a uk member described at the time we were both describing it
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
get it tested anyway
no letter no charge
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a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
the honest position on india is that i have seen good material and bad material and the paperwork told me nothing either way
i keep the compound name and the dose written in the local language in my phone and it has been more useful than any app
right so is japan expensive because of the approval or in spite of it
singapore handles personal quantities of prescription medicine under its own rules and i would not try to summarise them from memory
closer isnt simpler
follow up closer supplier, fewer flight hours, same number of customs steps. the steps are the slow part
Verification log updated: SWB — evidence added, status unchanged.
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the room does not treat closer as safer, and it took a few bad experiences to get us there
Reminder set. I will post here in 2 days.
how do people handle the language side with a local pharmacy