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e-procurement means conducting procurement processes using electronic tools and online platforms. This includes online publication of procurement…

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A system that aims to identify, filter and prioritise new and emerging health technologies, or new uses of existing interventions; to assess or…
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…
Essential medicines are those that satisfy the priority health care needs of the population. They are selected with due regard to public health…
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…