that is the thing people get wrong constantly. approved and paid for are two completely different processes in the eu
#eu 2025-07-18
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- fibre_first — how do you deal with a supplier whose support is in one language only a german member reported paying around 300 euros a month privately in 2024. one person, one… 16:51
- deadspace — you can carry a personal quantity between eu countries in practice. the rules on quantity and prescription vary and i would not rely on my reading of them 17:07
- deadspace — the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year, thats one data point a member in spain said their… 17:33
how do you deal with a supplier whose support is in one language only
a german member reported paying around 300 euros a month privately in 2024. one person, one dose, one pharmacy
update from 22 months ago: nothing changed on reimbursement where i am and the price went up anyway, we shall see
varies by pharmacy
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you can carry a personal quantity between eu countries in practice. the rules on quantity and prescription vary and i would not rely on my reading of them
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crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it
is it reimbursed anywhere in the eu or is it private everywhere
netherlands was reported in here at around 200 euros a month out of pocket a year or so ago, with conditions attached to any reimbursement
has anyone crossed a border specifically to buy it
what happens if a parcel gets picked up entering the eu
the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year, thats one data point
a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that