Rational use of medicines ensures that patients receive medications appropriate to their clinical needs, in doses that meet their own individual…
Real-world data (RWD) refers to evidence obtained from real world evidence (RWE), which are observational data obtained outside the context of…
Rebate is a payment made to the purchaser after the transaction has occurred. Purchasers (either hospitals or pharmacies) receive a bulk refund from…
Process by which medications are removed from distribution channels and returned to the manufacturer due to safety concerns (such as inadvertent…
A group of medicines of the same active ingredient (ATC 5), in a given therapeutic class (ATC 4) or clustered based on a broader definition but still…
Price that is set in a reference price system, where the third party payer funds a maximum amount (= reference price), while the patient must pay the…
Coverage of the cost of reimbursable medicines by a public payer (such as social health insurance / National Health Service).
Synonym: funding…
Medicines eligible for reimbursement are often grouped according to selected characteristics, e.g. route of administration (oral, etc.), main…
A list that contains medicines with regard to their reimbursement status. They may either include medicines eligible for reimbursement (positive list…
The percentage share of the price of a medicine or medical service that is reimbursed/subsidized by a public payer. The difference between the…
Evaluation process of a reimbursement decision (i.e. decision about the reimbursement status and reimbursement rates of medicines), which may, or may…
The reimbursement system which covers the majority of residents in a country, in some countries also referred to as “general” reimbursement.
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