OECD Health Policy Studies Value for Money in Health Spending

OECD Health Policy Studies Value for Money in Health Spending
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2010-10-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9789264088801

This publication examines current efforts to improve health care efficiency, including tools that show promise in helping health systems provide the best care for their money.

Pharmaceutical Prices in the 21st Century

Pharmaceutical Prices in the 21st Century
Author: Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319121693

This book provides an overview of the global pharmaceutical pricing policies. Medicines use is increasing globally with the increase in resistant microbes, emergence of new treatments, and because of awareness among consumers. This has resulted in increased drug expenditures globally. As the pharmaceutical market is expanding, a variety of pharmaceutical pricing strategies and policies have been employed by drug companies, state organizations and pharmaceutical pricing authorities.

WHO guideline on country pharmaceutical pricing policies

WHO guideline on country pharmaceutical pricing policies
Author:
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9240011870

In recent years, high prices of pharmaceutical products have posed challenges in high- and low-income countries alike. In many instances, high prices of pharmaceutical products have led to significant financial hardship for individuals and negatively impacted on healthcare systems' ability to provide population-wide access to essential medicines. Pharmaceutical pricing policies need to be carefully planned, carried out, and regularly checked and revised according to changing conditions. Strong, well-thought-out policies can guide well-informed and balanced decisions to achieve affordable access to essential health products. This guideline replaces the 2015 WHO guideline on country pharmaceutical pricing policies, revised to reflect the growing body of literature since the last evidence review in 2010. This update also recognizes country experiences in managing the prices of pharmaceutical products.

Pharmaceutical Innovation and Access to Medicines

Pharmaceutical Innovation and Access to Medicines
Author: OECD
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-01-24
Genre: Drug accessibility
ISBN: 9789264307384

This report reviews the important role of medicines in health sytems, describes recent trends in pharmaceutical expenditure and financing, and summarises the approaches used by OECD countries to determine coverage and pricing.