For years, I have been saving up the money needed to go to a Japanese language school in Japan. I am currently on Avonex (more specifically, the Avonex Pen) and it's working great, as long as I am on it. I am having trouble finding out how I'm going to get the medication in Japan, and that is holding me back.
I currently have private insurance, which I pay a buttload for, but it allows me to get the medication. I still can't afford it at that point, so I'm enrolled in an assistance program that pays most of it and I just pay a co-pay. It then goes through an online pharmacy that only ships to places in the US.
When I'll be in Japan, I'll be required to pay for the Japanese National healthcare, which will help me in case I get hurt, but I doubt it will cover my Avonex. I'll probably have to continue to pay for my private healthcare in the States to pay for the medication.
Does anyone know anything about getting Avonex in Japan? I tried to write the Japanese MS Society, but I received no response and I don't know who else to ask.
I currently have private insurance, which I pay a buttload for, but it allows me to get the medication. I still can't afford it at that point, so I'm enrolled in an assistance program that pays most of it and I just pay a co-pay. It then goes through an online pharmacy that only ships to places in the US.
When I'll be in Japan, I'll be required to pay for the Japanese National healthcare, which will help me in case I get hurt, but I doubt it will cover my Avonex. I'll probably have to continue to pay for my private healthcare in the States to pay for the medication.
Does anyone know anything about getting Avonex in Japan? I tried to write the Japanese MS Society, but I received no response and I don't know who else to ask.
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