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Pricing & Reimbursement

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement

A concise guide

Publication Date   December 2002
Publisher   PPR Communications
Product Type   Report
Pages   220
ISBN Number   not applicable
Product Code   PPR001
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Summary


Pricing is the only element of the marketing mix through which value is captured. But in a regulated market like pharmaceuticals, price freedom is simply not an option in most countries.

The PPR Concise Guide to Pharmaceutical Pricing & Reimbursement is firmly established as the definitive reference and training text on pricing and reimbursement systems worldwide.

Each country follows a standard format, designed to facilitate easy comparison and cross-referencing of data. This fully revised edition includes the latest changes in pricing and reimbursement systems worldwide in:

Australia - Austria - Belgium - Canada - Czech Republic - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Japan - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - United Kingdom - United States of America

Content


1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Belgium
4. Canada
5. Czech Republic
6. Denmark
7. Finland
8. France
9. Germany
10. Greece
11. Hungary
12. Ireland
13. Italy
14. Japan
15. Netherlands
16. Norway
17. Poland
18. Portugal
19. Spain
20. Sweden
21. Switzerland
22. United Kingdom
23. USA

Each chapter contains the following headings:


OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING
Launch Prices
Generic Prices
OTC Prices
Price Revisions
Wholesale Margins
Pharmacy Margins
VAT
REIMBURSEMENT
Admission to Reimbursement
Pharmacoeconomics
Changes in Reimbursement Status and Prices
Industry Payback Arrangements
DEMAND-SIDE CONTROLS
Patient Co-Payments
Prescribing Budgets
Other Prescribing Controls
Generic Substitution
Rx-to-OTC Switches
DISTRIBUTION
Wholesalers
Retail Pharmacies
Dispensing Doctors
MARKET STATISTICS
Prescribed Medicines
Generic Medicines
OTC Medicines
Parallel Trade
Controls over Promotional Costs
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
USEFUL ADDRESSES