a member in tokyo reported an out of pocket cost in the region of twenty thousand yen a month in 2024, at a clinic
#asia 2026-04-25
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- mira_pins — being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe 11:37
- mira_pins — singapore handles personal quantities of prescription medicine under its own rules and i would not try to summarise them from memory 11:59
- mira_pins — japanese insurance covered the diabetes indication and not the weight one as far as anyone here could establish a year ago the indian landscape is qualitatively… 12:03
- seoul_swirl — hong kong members reported both clinic and pharmacy routes and a wide price range between the two japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood… 12:07
- bengaluru_bac — 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 12:30
summer shipping matters here too. i avoid july and august the way australian members avoid january
lot number first
held for 4 days
diabetes indication only
is japan expensive because of the approval or in spite of it
figures are from last year
being closer to the manufacturing does not shorten customs. my parcels from three hours away took as long as ones from europe
is it easier to get seen about this in korea than in europe
singapore handles personal quantities of prescription medicine under its own rules and i would not try to summarise them from memory
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260avoid august
a parcel of mine was held inside the region and released after 26 days with no letter and no charge
japanese insurance covered the diabetes indication and not the weight one as far as anyone here could establish a year ago
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
hong kong members reported both clinic and pharmacy routes and a wide price range between the two
japan approved it for both indications a while ago as i understood it, and the approval did not make it cheap
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
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260