Cross-border sourcing questions, todays thread

Comparing pricing across the EU today. What does it look like in your country right now?

I'm in the Netherlands and pay around 290 a month, so Spain sounds tempting. Did you need a local script or did they take your home prescription?

I'm in Toronto so I only watch EU prices out of curiosity, but the shipping and duty line is what trips me up whenever I compare anything across borders. A price that looks lower up front usually stops looking lower once the fees land.

Are you comparing list prices or what people actually pay after the pharmacy reimburses? That gap is where my comparisons kept falling apart.

Spain trip here, farmacia wanted the paper script plus my ID and that was it.

Portugal at 230 sounds roughly in line with what I see here in Germany, though mine comes from a local Apotheke rather than an online shop so shipping never entered into it.

Poland here, and the price gap between pharmacies in the same city surprised me more than the country to country difference did.

Did the Spain run last spring too and got the same treatment, though the pharmacy I called first was out so it was worth phoning around before booking anything

What's the shelf situation like in Spain right now though, the reply above mine makes it sound like stock comes and goes by city and that would drive me nuts planning around it

honestly what's the actual shelf situation like where you are though? I keep hearing the price is fine but the fridge is empty half the time.

What does Rybelsus run where you are? I'm in Memphis and haven't priced it across the border yet

What's the actual price gap you're seeing? Here in Florida I'm paying full freight so I'm curious whether the EU savings would even survive a flight

here in Pittsburgh I only really know the US side of it, but the price spread you're seeing across the EU lines up with what I've read. My own pharmacy has been steady so far, so I've never had a reason to look across a border.

Two pounds is two pounds, and honestly the independent spots near me are the only ones who can tell me when a shipment actually lands. Do you find the smaller places near you will hold a box for you if you call ahead?

Do you factor in the pharmacy markup though? Here in Portugal the list price looks fine until you see what the counter actually charges.

Portugal here too, and mine will hold a box if I ring the day before.

Toronto here, and our prices sit above the EU numbers you all are quoting. Curious whether the smaller apothecaries over there charge more than the big chains or if it's roughly the same.

Do the German prices you're seeing include the pharmacy markup, or is that just the list price? I'm only a few pounds in so I haven't had to restock yet.

Spain here too, and I'm nowhere near your numbers yet but the setting-aside thing is what got me past the first week. Did yours start doing it on the first ask or did it take a couple of tries?

Do prices differ much between pharmacies in the same city where you are? I'm in Germany and the two near me were not close at all, though that was a while back and I have not rechecked since.