Payers and governments are striving toward cost-effective treatment outcomes and more efficient care, and waves of new digital health technologies are offering patients unprecedented opportunities to be more engaged in their own health management.
Prescribing by international non-proprietary name, pharmacist incentives, and the high price differential between the brands and their generic alternatives are the key drivers of the generics market in the UK.
With the entry of the first monoclonal antibody biosimilar in most European markets and approval of the first biosimilar in the US, 2015 promises to be a landmark year for the biosimilars market. The savings potential of biosimilars in a time of constrained healthcare budgets is an attractive value proposition for many payers, and regulators’ positive stance in terms of making the approval and development process as efficient as possible is advantageous for the sector.
India is one of the most important emerging pharmaceutical markets, and the market is forecast to more than double between 2011 and 2017, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 16.1%.
The market environment in Spain is extremely challenging, with cost-containment measures introduced in 2010–12 contributing to an overall reduction in pharmaceutical spending.
Reform of the NHS is underway despite widespread controversy and opposition from physicians, and will necessitate a change in the way pharmaceutical companies work with key stakeholders.
With a growing economy and 40 million inhabitants, Argentina is one of the most important emerging market destinations in South America.
Generally considered the domain of developed markets, health technology assessment (HTA) is increasingly being used by developing countries as a means of reconciling growing demand for access to health technologies with limited resources. Expanding public health insurance programs, coupled with aging populations and growing patient empowerment, have led in some cases to the fast establishment […]
France spent more of its gross domestic product (GDP) on healthcare in 2010 than the average of other key developed markets.
Already high and rising healthcare expenditure coupled with unfavorable demographic dynamics are prompting the German government to introduce changes in order to ensure healthcare system sustainability.
The much-criticized delay in the removal of marketing authorization for Servier’s Mediator in France has had profound implications for reform of the country’s regulatory system.
The German pharmaceutical market has historically been the most attractive European market due to high prices and high drug utilization. However, this is changing, with comparability assessment requirement raising the bar for achieving a higher price point.
Historically, few pricing controls have been implemented in the US; however, there is greater pressure to implement controls to help contain costs associated with the expansion of public healthcare provision.
Data indicates that companies often favor Germany when choosing a reference member state (RMS) in order to gain approval under the decentralized procedure, perhaps reflecting overall a fast pace of regulatory review.
With only 2.6% of GDP spent on healthcare in 2010, the healthcare system in Indonesia has huge potential for growth.
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