Apotheke — 10 things I got wrong before I got it right
Apotheke — 10 things I got wrong before I got it right, and I am aware this is a minority view on this board. Pharmacy margins and dispensing fees are regulated nationally, which explains price differences that otherwise look arbitrary. Published reimbursement criteria exist in most member states and are usually…
Pack sizes and presentations differ between member states, so a headline price is not comparable until it is normalised to a common quantity.
What pack size is that price for?
That is an authorisation question and you have answered a reimbursement one. They are decided by different bodies.
The translation cost of dealing with a foreign pharmacy was the thing I had not budgeted for.
That shortage notice was national and does not apply where the question is coming from.
ask for the Beipackzettel or the local equivalent, it answers most questions
a shortage in one member state is not a shortage in all of them
pack sizes differ, so per-month comparisons need care
say which country or the thread is useless