what does privat versus kassenrezept mean in money terms
#eu 2026-05-27
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- nordic_price_nils — can you legally buy in one eu country and take it to another 19:48
- madrid_mg — pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more 20:32
- madrid_mg — a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that 21:00
- fasting_insulin — is vat charged on a parcel coming into the eu and how much are we talking 21:41
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what happens if a parcel gets picked up entering the eu
can you legally buy in one eu country and take it to another
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the language thing improved a lot when i stopped using idioms, and that was the actual fix
diabetes yes weight no
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pharmacy prices in germany were fairly uniform when i checked because of how they are regulated. in spain they varied much more
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varies by pharmacy
nobody here can tell you what is legal in your country and the mods stop that conversation early
my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did
any figure in this channel should be read as the month somebody typed it, not as the price today
german pharmacies will order in what they do not stock. mine took three working days when i asked in 2024, n of 1 obviously
a member in spain said their pharmacy price was lower than germany when they compared in 2024, and i cannot verify that
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translate your message and send both versions. that got me answers when english alone had not
as of about a year ago statutory cover in germany for weight indications still was not there, so check before quoting me on it
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
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
is vat charged on a parcel coming into the eu and how much are we talking
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has anyone crossed a border specifically to buy it
how far ahead do people order given transit inside the eu
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that was 2024 pricing
nordics are brutal
the honest position is that eu reimbursement is a moving target and nothing said in here stays true for a year
crossing a border to buy it happens and people are quiet about it, which tells you how comfortable they are with it
anyone compared the price for the same dose in two eu countries properly
my last customs bill was about twenty two percent of declared value plus a fixed handling charge that hurt more than the tax did
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