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The storing of pharmaceutical products up to the point of use. Last update: 30 June 2023 Source: WHO, updated by PPRI
SPC gives original products a complementary period of market exclusivity beyond patent expiry to compensate for delays of marketing in the…
Persons or company providing medicines on request. Suppliers include manufacturers, distribution actors and (parallel) traders. Last update: 30 June…
Schedule of quantities of a product (good/service) that potential sellers are willing and able to sell at a given price during a certain period and…
Policies that are applied by governments (e.g. public authorities and public payers in the healthcare system) to control prices and/or profit, manage…
A biomarker that is intended to substitute for a clinical endpoint. A surrogate endpoint is expected to predict clinical benefit (or harm or lack of…
The capacity to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet future needs. Last update: 30 June 2023 Source: WHO, updated…
Reclassification of a prescription-only medicine (POM) to an non-prescription medicine (NPM). Action by a prescriber to change medication (e.g. from…

T

A compulsory transfer of money from private individuals, institutions or groups to the government. It may be levied upon wealth or income (direct…
Any formal and competitive procurement procedure through which tenders (offers) are requested, received and evaluated for the procurement of goods,…
The effect conveyed on a patient following administration of a pharmaceutical which either restores, corrects or modifies a physiological function(s…
Two pharmaceutical products are considered to be therapeutically equivalent if they are pharmaceutically equivalent or pharmaceutical alternatives…
Group of medicinal products according to their indications of use. Last update: 30 June 2023 Source: PPRI
The practice of using the price(s) of similar products (ATC 4 level) or with therapeutical equivalent treatment (not necessarily a medicine) in a…
Public or private organisation that pays or insures health or medical expenses on behalf of beneficiaries or recipients. Recipients pay a premium for…
Traceability is the ability to track forward the movement through specified stage(s) of the extended supply chain and trace backward the history,…

U

The price of a single item in one package (calculated as the price divided by the , pack size). Synonym: price per unit Last update: 20 June 2023…

V

A sales-tax on products collected in stages by enterprises. In German: Umsatzsteuer / Mehrwertsteuer Allgemeine Verbrauchssteuer, die auf jeder…
Through this policy authorities set the prices of a new medicine and/or decide on reimbursement based on the therapeutic value that a medicine offers…
A definition of quality that assesses the quality of provision, processes or outcomes against the monetary cost of making the provision, undertaking…