Glossary
M
Any substance or combination of substances which may be used in or administered to human beings either with a view to restoring, correcting or…
A multi-award procurement procedure means that a contract for purchasing goods and services is awarded to two or more suppliers. A multi-award…
Distribution system at wholesale level. Medicines of a manufacturer are distributed and supplied in parallel via different wholesalers.
In German:…
A medicine that can be purchased under any of several trademarks from different manufacturers or distributors. When the patent of a medicine expires…
N
A system of public health services offered to all inhabitants/residents and financed through general taxation (central or regional).
In German:…
A list of medicines which are not included in the reimbursement scheme.
In German: Negativliste
Taxative Auflistung von Arzneimitteln, die nicht in…
A new molecular entity (NME) includes new chemical entities (NCE) and biological entities. A new chemical entity (NCE) is a Ü pharmaceutical that…
Medicines which are not eligible for reimbursement. Their costs are not covered by third party payers, but they have to be fully paid out of pocket…
O
Prescription of a medicine or medical device outside its licensed indication, to treat a condition or disease for which it has not been specially…
A medicine gets off-patent once the right of making, using and selling an invention protected by a grant for a set period of time expires. Cf.…
Any medicine which is prepared in a pharmacy in accordance with the prescriptions of a pharmacopoeia and is intended to be supplied directly to the…
A branded medicine protected by a grant for a set period of time allowing the manufacturer the sole right to make, use and sell that medicine. Cf.…
Coverage conditional on individual participation in research (i.e. only patients participating in the scientific study are covered). Cf. managed…
Coverage conditional on a scheme to conduct a study that informs the use of the medical product in the payer patient population. Cf. managed entry…
The first version of a medicine that contains one or more on-patent active substances, developed by a pharmaceutical company which has exclusive…
A pharmaceutical for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of a life-threatening or chronic condition that is rare (defined in the European Uion as…
The expenses of a person for medical care or medicines that are not covered by reimbursement of a third party payer – often for a defined period (e.g…
An out-patient is not formally admitted to the facility (e.g. physician’s private office) and does not stay overnight. An out-patient is thus a…
This item comprises medical and paramedical services delivered to out-patients. Out-patient (ambulatory) care is provided in the out-patient sector,…
Out-patient clinics offer facilities for the out-patient treatment of a patient except hospital out-patient departments or doctors' offices e.g.…