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personal import

Rules on importing for personal use, which vary enormously.

52 topics 13 solved Group: Access

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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Language barriers in accessing a prescription abroad Access › International personal import telehealth EMA Solved Language barriers in accessing a prescription abroad Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I was wrong about language barriers in accessing in a thread last spring…		2	22k	1h
Prescription portability between countries Access › International personal import MHRA telehealth EMA Wiki Prescription portability between countries — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about prescription portability between countries directly, because I have read four…	+104	114	6.1k	3h
Private prescribing in the UK: what is actually involved Regional › UK & Ireland personal import cost per milligram MHRA Pinned On the subject in the title: Private prescribing in the UK: what is actually involved Working notes rather than a conclusion. The question about private prescribing that I actually want answered is the second…	+66	76	46k	14h
What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises Sourcing › Regulatory personal import research use only EMA FDA Solved What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Asking what a regulator's document actually says, since the…	+8	12	15k	17h
Travelling with an injectable: documentation and practicalities Access › International NHS personal import EMA MHRA Posting this under the heading it deserves: Travelling with an injectable: documentation and practicalities Everything below is what sits behind that. Documenting a stated criterion rather than an outcome,…	+37	42	2.1k	1d
What changed in 2026, by region — does this still hold? Access › International personal import MHRA EMA telehealth Solved What changed in 2026, by region — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in…	+20	25	50k	1d
Follow-up: How compounding permissions changed when supply normalised Sourcing › Regulatory MHRA personal import research use only How compounding permissions changed when supply normalised I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. I was wrong about compounding permissions in a thread last…	+72	77	1.5k	1d
Irish differences from the UK position — what changed since Regional › UK & Ireland personal import cost per milligram NHS Irish differences from the UK position — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. What changes if the standard account of Irish differences is wrong? I ask…	+8	12	782	1d
NHS criteria and how they are applied in practice Regional › UK & Ireland NHS cost per milligram personal import MHRA NHS criteria and how they are applied in practice — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I was wrong about NHS criteria in a thread last spring and I would like to correct it…	+37	42	31k	2d
Follow-up: UK access routes, dated and sourced Regional › UK & Ireland personal import cost per milligram MHRA Solved On the subject in the title: UK access routes, dated and sourced Working notes rather than a conclusion. Regional question, dated March 2026, because everything in this category expires. The position differs…	+10	14	27k	2d
Prescription requirements and telehealth models — a second dataset Sourcing › Regulatory compounding EMA MHRA personal import On the subject in the title: Prescription requirements and telehealth models — a second dataset Working notes rather than a conclusion. Posting a small dataset on Prescription requirements and telehealth…	+87	94	1.1k	21d
Labelling requirements for research chemicals — the long version Sourcing › Regulatory MHRA research use only compounding personal import Posting this under the heading it deserves: Labelling requirements for research chemicals — the long version Everything below is what sits behind that. A narrow question about Labelling requirements for…		2	1.8k	2mo
Personal import allowances, compared — a second dataset Access › International personal import telehealth MHRA EMA Wiki Personal import allowances, compared — a second dataset — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Posting a small dataset on Personal import allowances. It is mine, it is…	+124	132	9.2k	2mo
EU-wide position versus national implementation — what changed since Regional › European Union EMA cost per milligram personal import formulary Pinned EU-wide position versus national implementation — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. What changes if the standard account of eu-wide position…	+22	26	58k	2mo
Reimbursement variation across member states Regional › European Union EMA personal import cost per milligram Reimbursement variation across member states Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about reimbursement variation across member states directly, because I…	+7	11	39k	3mo
Why a compound being unapproved is not the same as being illegal to possess Sourcing › Regulatory FDA MHRA research use only EMA Why a compound being unapproved is not the same as being illegal to possess I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Collecting what is known about compound…	+72	78	23k	3mo
About the UK & Ireland category Regional › UK & Ireland NHS MHRA personal import Pinned Wiki MHRA positions, NHS pathways, private prescriptions, and Irish differences. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with its author and a…	+3	7	357	3mo
Pharmacy supply in the UK and the questions you will be asked Regional › UK & Ireland personal import cost per milligram MHRA NHS On the subject in the title: Pharmacy supply in the UK and the questions you will be asked Working notes rather than a conclusion. Asking about pharmacy supply on behalf of the question I keep seeing asked…	+95	105	1.3k	4mo
[2026 update] Availability by country, dated, with primary sources Access › International MHRA NHS telehealth personal import On the subject in the title: Availability by country, dated, with primary sources Working notes rather than a conclusion. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in this category expires. As…	+40	45	14k	4mo
Reading a regulatory notice rather than an article about it Sourcing › Regulatory compounding personal import EMA Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reading a regulatory notice rather than an article about it Everything below is what sits behind that. Posting a small dataset on reading a regulatory notice. It is…		2	2.9k	5mo
Revisiting: Language barriers in accessing a prescription abroad Access › International EMA telehealth personal import MHRA Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: Language barriers in accessing a prescription abroad Everything below is what sits behind that. Asking about Language barriers in accessing on behalf of…	+131	148	28k	5mo
MHRA statements, read directly Regional › UK & Ireland NHS MHRA personal import Solved Pinned MHRA statements, read directly Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about MHRA statements directly, because I have read four threads on it and each…	+93	101	2.2k	5mo
Research-use-only labelling: what it means and what it does not Sourcing › Regulatory compounding research use only EMA FDA Posting this under the heading it deserves: Research-use-only labelling: what it means and what it does not Everything below is what sits behind that. A labelling question, and I would like the answer to be…	+100	110	37k	5mo
Coming back to: Private prescribing in the UK: what is actually involved Regional › UK & Ireland personal import MHRA NHS cost per milligram Private prescribing in the UK: what is actually involved Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I would like to know what people here actually do about Private…	+62	67	2.1k	6mo
Availability by country, dated, with primary sources — one year on Access › International personal import MHRA NHS Availability by country, dated, with primary sources — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in this…	+7	11	850	7mo
What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises — what changed since Sourcing › Regulatory research use only EMA FDA compounding Solved The question in the title: What a regulator's shortage notice actually authorises — what changed since I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Asking what a regulator's document…	+22	26	53k	7mo
Personal import allowances, compared Access › International EMA MHRA telehealth personal import Wiki On the subject in the title: Personal import allowances, compared Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have spent a fortnight trying to pin personal import allowances down and I want to set out where I…	+5	9	3.2k	7mo
Cross-border purchase rules within the EU Regional › European Union personal import formulary cost per milligram EMA On the subject in the title: Cross-border purchase rules within the EU Working notes rather than a conclusion. The question about cross-border purchase rules within that I actually want answered is the second…	+45	49	15k	8mo
Availability by country, dated, with primary sources Access › International EMA MHRA telehealth personal import On the subject in the title: Availability by country, dated, with primary sources Working notes rather than a conclusion. Documenting an access outcome, dated, because everything in this category expires. As…	+72	81	6.9k	8mo
EMA product information as a primary source Regional › European Union personal import formulary EMA Posting this under the heading it deserves: EMA product information as a primary source Everything below is what sits behind that. Something about EMA product information does not reconcile and I would like a…	+70	74	7k	8mo

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