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Pricing in Germany: How is the reimbursed price of a drug set?

At the time of launch in the German market, pharmaceutical companies are free to set the price for their product with a

Did you know OTC drugs are reimbursed in Germany in exceptional circumstances? OTC drugs are those that don’t need to be prescribed

Before a new diagnostic and treatment method can be offered and reimbursed in the outpatient sector, two important steps need to be

Registry-based RCT could provide important answers on the optimal treatments and their sequencing for RRMS, but a lack of reimbursement hinders these

After several years of discussions, the EU will start to conduct joint HTAs in 2024. This process will be organized and overseen

In the recent early benefit assessment of nivolumab, the G-BA not only accepted the submitted ITC, but this also resulted in a

The antiviral drug remdesivir (brand name: Veklury) has been the first drug targeting COVID-19, which has undergone an early benefit assessment. It

If the G-BA concludes its early benefit assessment with “No additional benefit (proven)” and the product falls into a reference price group,

This question was discussed at the recent G-BA meeting on 2 September 2021. Previously, the G-BA had decided on the following procedural

Did you know that some hospital methods are not covered by SHI funds? In Germany, non-drug interventions are assessed as methods. Methods