translate your message and send both versions. that got me answers when english alone had not
#eu 2026-01-23
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- snac_and_water — 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 20:25
- blank_run — 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 20:36
- blank_run — germany, whats the actual difference in cost between a private and a statutory prescription i order about six weeks ahead because a customs delay inside the eu still… 20:52
- VialBot — Archive lookup: invoice_mismatch first appears in this channel on 2025-07-19. 21:07
coming back to this how far ahead do people order given transit inside the eu
pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more
genuine question has anyone crossed a border specifically to buy it
for the archive nordic prices look brutal, is that real or is that just what gets reported
is the customs handling fee worse than the vat itself
[edited]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
has anyone found a national scheme that actually covers this
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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right so what does privat versus kassenrezept mean in money terms
germany, whats the actual difference in cost between a private and a statutory prescription
i order about six weeks ahead because a customs delay inside the eu still cost me 9 days once
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is carrying it in a suitcase inside the eu a problem
nordics are brutal
coming back to this any figure in this channel should be read as the month somebody typed it, not as the price today
nobody here can tell you what is legal in your country and the mods stop that conversation early
Archive lookup: invoice_mismatch first appears in this channel on 2025-07-19.
that was 2024 pricing
the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year
diabetes yes weight no
a german member reported paying around 300 euros a month privately in 2024. one person, one dose, one pharmacy
update from 5 months ago: nothing changed on reimbursement where i am and the price went up anyway
spain, is it pharmacy only and what does it come to
member reported
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anyone in sweden or denmark want to compare notes
for the archive can you legally buy in one eu country and take it to another
my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did
a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that
i was wrong about the cross border prescription rules and a pharmacist corrected me in person, which was humbling
unrelated but crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it, not advice obviously
approval isnt reimbursement
coming back after 8 months, has anything changed on reimbursement anywhere