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11-12-2007, 06:54 AM
My only suggestion on this subject is that:
If you are a foreigner coming to live and work in Japan and will be enrolling in the national health care system, enroll in it as soon as possible after you arrive. If you are using an international health care provider when you arrive and wish to switch after 3 months or a year, you will be charged for every month since you entered Japan regardless of the fact you did not use the national plan. Doesn't make a lot of sense, but Japanese bureaucracy does not obey logic. You can find health care providers for foreigners on Gaijinpot. |
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06-12-2008, 02:19 PM
I forgot to ask. How much do prescription medicines cost in general? In England, ALL medicine is the same price if it's prescribed by the doctor. Is this the same in Japan? I've already mentioned the French system, so I was wondering which group the Japanese system fits in.
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06-12-2008, 03:54 PM
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In the end, it is quite inexpensive, but I imagine if you are taking a lot of expensive medications it can add up. |
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06-12-2008, 10:55 PM
Maybe I can steal this thread for a quick question.
If you have a perscription for some medicine in your (foreign country), how would you go about to get it in Japan? I'm not speaking of some weird drug that's restricted or so. Do they have the equivalent of pharmacies or something? I'm sorry if maybe you think this question was just answered, but I'm not sure. Is there any problems using foreign perscriptions? |
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