Glossary
D
Reward for distribution actors (e.g. wholesalers, community) to pay them for their services rendered. Distribution remuneration can take the form of…
Research on marketing, distribution, prescription, and use of medicines in a society, with special emphasis on the resulting medical, social and…
A tax levied on imports (goods that are imported from another country where they had been manufactured) and, in some cases, on exports by the customs…
e
e-procurement means conducting procurement processes using electronic tools and online platforms. This includes online publication of procurement…
E
A system that aims to identify, filter and prioritise new and emerging health technologies, or new uses of existing interventions; to assess or…
Action by governments and their institutions, health care providers and further stakeholders to inform patients, health care professionals and others…
Extent to which an intervention does more good than harm when provided under the usual circumstances of health care practice. Relative effectiveness…
Extent to which an intervention does more good than harm under ideal circumstances.
Relative efficacy: can be defined as the extent to which an…
An ability to perform well or achieve a result without wasted energy, resources, effort, time or money thus the extent to which objectives are…
Equitable access to medicines involves: a fair and non-discriminating access to needed medicines for all citizens; fair in the sense of being…
Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. They are selected with due regard to public health…
Actions by pharmaceutical companies to artificially extent the period of patent protection and exclusivity.Last update: 4 June 2025Source: PPRI,…
The conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.
Last update: 15…
The manufacturer’s posted price of a pharmaceutical or other products.
In German: Fabriksabgabepreis / Herstellerpreis
Preis, zu dem ein…
A substance, other than the active ingredient, which has been appropriately evaluated for safety and is included in a drug delivery system to:
- aid…
The manipulation by pharmacists of various medicine and chemical ingredients using traditional compounding techniques to produce suitable medicines…
The practice of using the price(s) of a medicine in one or several countries in order to derive a benchmark or reference price for the purposes of…
F
Payments to a provider (for example a general practitioner) for each act or service rendered.
Synonym: Fee-for-service remuneration
In German:…
An out-of-pocket payment in the form of a fixed amount (like for example a prescription fee) to be paid for a service, a medicine or a medical device…
A combination of two or more active substances in a fixed ratio of doses. This term is used generically to mean a particular combination of active…