Balancing access to medicines and sustainability in Europe: An analysis from the network of competent authorities on pricing and reimbursement (CAPR)

Luca Pani; Simona Montilla; Gergely Németh; Pierluigi Russo; Giorgia Viceconte; Sabine Vogler

doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2016.05.022

Balancing access to medicines and sustainability in Europe: An analysis from the network of competent authorities on pricing and reimbursement (CAPR)

Pharmacol Res. 2016 Sep:111:247-250. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.05.022. Epub 2016 Jun 9.

Authors

Luca Pani¹, Simona Montilla², Gergely Németh³, Pierluigi Russo⁴, Giorgia Viceconte⁵, Sabine Vogler⁶

Affiliations

¹ Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Váciút 73/A, H-1139 Budapest, Hungary; Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: l.pani@aifa.gov.it.
² Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Váciút 73/A, H-1139 Budapest, Hungary; Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: s.montilla@aifa.gov.it.
³ Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Váciút 73/A, H-1139 Budapest, Hungary; Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: nemeth.ger@oep.hu.
⁴ Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Váciút 73/A, H-1139 Budapest, Hungary; Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: p.russo@aifa.gov.it.
⁵ Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Váciút 73/A, H-1139 Budapest, Hungary; Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: g.viceconte.ext@aifa.gov.it.
⁶ Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; National Health Insurance Fund Administration (OEP), Váciút 73/A, H-1139 Budapest, Hungary; Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Via del Tritone 181, 00187 Rome, Italy; WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (Austrian Public Health Institute), Stubenring 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: Sabine.Vogler@goeg.at.

PMID: 27293051
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.05.022

No abstract available

Keywords: Access; CAPR Network; European Cooperation; Innovation; Medicines; Pricing and Reimbursement.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Costs and Cost Analysis / economics*
Costs and Cost Analysis / trends
Drug Discovery / economics*
Drug Discovery / trends
Europe
Health Services Accessibility / economics*
Health Services Accessibility / trends
Humans
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / economics*
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / trends