[Europe] EU pricing thread - todays numbers

Over here in the US I just pay the sticker price and don't think about borders at all, though 250ish sounds a lot nicer than what I'm handing over each month. Does the shortage in Spain hit every dose or just the higher ones?

Poland here, the sticker price is low but I've been calling around three shops this week and nobody has it in stock. Do you ever actually get your refills on time where you are?

Which countries are you actually comparing? I'm in NL and the pharmacy stock swings week to week, so price is almost the easy part.

I'm in Portugal and the pharmacy price here is rough, so I've been eyeing the Spain run.

Poland run makes sense if you're already going. I priced a few months at once in Czechia and the per-box saving was real but small, so it only works if the trip happens anyway.

I'm in Spain and the pharmacy price here has stayed flat for months, so it never occurred to me to shop across borders. Do you factor in the travel cost or just compare the sticker price?

In the Netherlands the pharmacy price is fixed too, so I just eat the cost and stay put. Curious whether anyone here has actually switched pharmacies over price or if it's all the same everywhere.

In Belgium my pharmacy price barely moved but the shortage is what bites, so I phone around until someone has it. Saxenda at 1.2 here, and the hunting for stock is honestly the worst part.

In Ireland the price varies a lot pharmacy to pharmacy so ringing around is worth it, I save about 40 euro a month that way

Calling ahead is the only thing that's worked for me too. I'm in Portugal and the price is fixed here as well, so it really comes down to who has it in stock that week.

Here in Portugal the price has held steady for months, but I still ring two or three pharmacies because stock disappears fast.

Texas here, so cross-border shopping isn't really an option for me. Curious whether any of you have looked at a neighboring country's prices and decided the drive wasn't worth it.

Do any of you use the smaller independent pharmacies over the chains? I'm in Florida and the chain near me is always out of the 1mg, so I've started mapping the little ones instead.

In Ireland the pharmacy prices barely move between shops, so I stopped price-hunting and just ask them to hold a box when they have one.

San Diego here and price shopping is basically my whole routine since my compounder keeps shifting. I check a few local spots before each refill because the gap between them is real, not just a few euros.

Poland here, and price is honestly the last thing on my mind since my regular pharmacy has been out two months running. How far ahead do you usually call around before pickup day?

I'm in Spain and my pharmacy quoted me a price that was roughly half what a friend pays in Germany for the same thing. Still trying to work out if that gap is real or just how each place negotiates

honestly, poland here, and the cross-border gap is real. My local pharmacy runs maybe 15 percent under what friends in Germany pay, but I had to call three shops before anyone had my dose in stock.

poland here, and my local pharmacy price has crept up twice since spring, so I mostly just ask them to hold my box when stock lands. Curious whether the German place you trust is a chain or an independent

Portugal here, and the pharmacy hopping got old fast. I found one that actually answers the phone and stuck with it, even if it costs a little more.