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In this study we test the impact of competition and other market attributes on the pricing of pharmaceuticals. Three …
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External price benchmarking imposes a price cap for pharmaceuticals based on prices of identical products in other …
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This paper describes and assesses pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies in Canada, considering them in the context of the broader policy and market environment in which they operate, and investigating their role in contributing to Canada’s achievements in meeting a range of...
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to low mark-ups in the distribution chain and no VAT for prescribed medicines, Sweden's public prices for pharmaceuticals … national income to pharmaceuticals. What limited evidence exists tends to suggest that relatively low pharmaceutical … reimbursement status of new pharmaceuticals and mandatory substitution of the lowest-cost generic alternative. The use of cost …
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income going to pharmaceuticals is exceeded only in Hungary. Although its relatively low national income is a partial … social insurance scheme, the cost-effectiveness of new pharmaceuticals is not assessed. On the other hand, certain policy …
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This paper examines aspects of the policy environment and market characteristics of the Swiss pharmaceutical sector, and assesses the degree to which Switzerland has achieved certain policy goals. In Switzerland, pharmaceutical spending has not been growing faster than health expenditure as a...
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Global pharmaceutical pricing strategies have been debated in published literature; however, these debates have not accounted for the differences in elasticity of demand between the public, private and cash paying markets. A mathematical model is presented that explores several plausible...
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This paper studies the effects of price regulation and parallel imports in the on-patent pharmaceutical market. First, we develop a theory model in which a pharmacy negotiates producer prices with a brand-name firm and then sets retail prices. We show that the effects of price regulation...
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