A form of arbitrage in which medicine are purchased in one country, typically where income levels are relatively low, and sold into other countries,…
Products to treat or alleviate a disease which do not correspond to the legal definition of a medicine.
Synonym: Parapharmaceutical
In German: Para-…
A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national government) to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in…
After a defined period of time the patent is no longer valid and subsequent medicines (i.e. generics, biosimilar) may come on the market.
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Collections of secondary (clinical) data on diagnosis, follow-up and treatment related to patients with a specific diagnosis, condition, or procedure…
A financial mechanism that requires manufacturers, or other health care stakeholders, to refund a part of their revenue to a payer (i.e. third party…