[Question] Ireland — has anyone got a straight answer on Apotheke
Ireland — has anyone got a straight answer on Apotheke, and I want the answer with the reasoning attached rather than just the conclusion. Assumed a prescription would be honoured across the border. It was not, and the rules are clear once you actually read them. Nothing here is medical or legal advice, and…
Marketing authorisation is granted centrally for these products; reimbursement, pricing and prescribing criteria are national competences. Those are decided by different bodies with different processes.
Pharmacy link removed. No links of any kind here, in any country, for any reason.
pack sizes differ, so per-month comparisons need care
Agreed — authorisation is European, reimbursement is national, and almost every confused thread here misses that split.
a prescription from one member state is not automatically valid in another