is there anywhere in the eu where this is actually cheap
the language thing improved a lot when i stopped using idioms, and that was the actual fix
#eu 2025-04-09
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Highlights from this day
- coa_or_cope — the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does 18:30
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 40 messages from 37 members. 19:00
- warsaw_vial — 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 19:19
- LC_MS_Lena — anyone had a german pharmacy order it in and how long did that take 19:29
what happens if a parcel gets picked up entering the eu
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
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
can you legally buy in one eu country and take it to another
i keep a note of what i paid each month because the number moves and my memory of it does not
a member reported reimbursement under a national scheme for diabetes and flatly not for weight, and that was the pattern across several countries
the language barrier with support is real. i write in short plain english and it works better than good english does
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a german member reported paying around 300 euros a month privately in 2024. one person, one dose, one pharmacy
coming back to this crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it, n of 1 obviously
coming back after 15 months, has anything changed on reimbursement anywhere
anyone in sweden or denmark want to compare notes
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Channel stats, last 30 days: 40 messages from 37 members.
handling fee is worse than vat
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
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nobody here can tell you what is legal in your country and the mods stop that conversation early
anyone had a german pharmacy order it in and how long did that take
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spain, is it pharmacy only and what does it come to
ema approval is a licence, not a payment decision. every member state decides reimbursement separately and they do not agree with each other
is it reimbursed anywhere in the eu or is it private everywhere
diabetes yes weight no
parcels entering the eu get assessed at the first point of entry rather than at your own border, which caught me out badly
coming back to this how do you deal with a supplier whose support is in one language only