generics being available and generics being right for your situation are different questions, and only one of them is a chat question
#asia 2026-04-04
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- underfill_uma — korea has a clinic culture where this is straightforward to obtain, and members reported that as both a convenience and a concern as of about a year ago korea had the… 13:42
- VialBot — Verification log updated: JEEP — evidence added, status unchanged. 14:18
- juniper_joins — nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel 16:54
approval isnt cheap
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does a closer supplier actually mean fewer customs steps
korea is fast
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korea has a clinic culture where this is straightforward to obtain, and members reported that as both a convenience and a concern
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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whats the position in taiwan or thailand, anyone at all
every price in this channel is a snapshot from the month it was typed. pricing in the region moved a lot and unevenly, we shall see
Verification log updated: JEEP — evidence added, status unchanged.
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i was wrong about japanese pricing by a factor of two when i quoted it in here, because i was quoting a clinic and somebody else was quoting a pharmacy
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is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
is it covered by insurance anywhere in the region
[edited]same customs steps
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insurance in the region tracked the diabetes indication in every country a member reported on
lot number first
get it tested anyway
thailand and taiwan come up occasionally and we have almost no member reports from either, so i would not guess
hong kong members reported both clinic and pharmacy routes and a wide price range between the two
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
the carrier matters
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coming back after 13 months, has anything changed on availability in the region
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nobody here can tell you what will clear customs where you are and that is enforced in this channel
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hong kong, is it pharmacy or clinic in practice
no letter no charge
india has a real generics manufacturing base and a real domestic market. what a specific product is, and whether it matches its label, is a separate question every single time
japan approved it