A delivery chain is the system of organisations, people, technology, activities, information and resources involved in moving a product or service…
Schedule of quantities of a product (good/service) that potential buyer are willing and able to purchase at a given price during a certain period and…
Policies that are directed at stakeholders who prescribe (doctors), dispense (pharmacies) or ask for medicines (patients).
In German:…
A price reduction granted to specified purchasers under specific conditions prior to purchase.
Last update: 15 June 2023
Source: OECD, adapted by…
Eligibility for reimbursement is linked to the underlying disease which shall be treated.Last update: 21 June 2024Source: PPRI
Disinvestment relates to the process of withdrawing health resources, either partially or completely, from existing healthcare practices (including…
To supply a clinically appropriate medicine to a patient or care giver, usually against a written prescription, for self-administration or…
Physicians who have been granted the right to dispense medicines to their patients.
In German: Hausapothekenführende/r / selbstdispensierende/r…
Normally a fixed fee that pharmacies are allowed to charge per prescribed item instead of or in addition to a percentage mark-up. The fee more…
Dispensing of pharmaceuticals via internet or posting services.
In German: Versandhandel
Ausgabe von Arzneimitteln über das Internet oder…
The division and movement of medicines from the premises of the manufacturer of such products, or another central point, to the end user thereof, or…
Persons or entities who are involved in the supply, delivery and logistics management of medicines (e.g. wholesalers, importers).
Some distribution…