Glossary
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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…
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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…
Measures applied by authorities (e.g. state, third party payers) or actors (e.g. hospitals) in order to affect and limit the amount of medicines…
Health insurance that is taken up and paid for at the discretion of individuals or employers on behalf of individuals. VHI can be offered by public…
Groups within a society facing higher risks of poverty and social exclusion compared to the general population. These vulnerable and marginalised…
In 2016, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria3 defined key and vulnerable populations as follows: Key populations: “…
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All activities consisting of procuring, holding, supplying or exporting medicines, apart from supplying medicines to the public.
In German:…
Logistics facility of wholesale companies
In German: Betriebsstätte
Auslieferungslager bzw. Depot eines Großhandelsunternehmens
Last update: 30…
Entities performing wholesale activities
Synonym: Wholesale company
In German: Großhandelsunternehmen / Großhändler
Unternehmen, das mit dem…
A winner-takes-it-all procedure is a procurement procedure where the full contract for purchasing goods and services is awarded to the single winning…