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European cooperation - PPRIPPRI Project

Christine LeopoldGesundheit Österreich GmbH

PPRI ConferenceWarsaw, 29 October 2007

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Rationale- Need for up-dated information on pharmaceutical pricing and

reimbursement

- Need for information-sharing and exchange of experiences/good-practices

Framework- Research project

- Funded by European Commission, DG SANCO,co-funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health

- Project leader: Gesundheit Österreich GmbH/Geschäftsbereich ÖBIGAssociated partner: WHO, Regional Office for Europe

- April 2005 – October 2007, further initiatives

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Deliverables: Network- Network of 48 participating

institutions

- Competent authorities: MoH, Medicines Agencies, Social Insurances

- 26 EU Member States, plus Albania, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey

- European and international institutions: EMEA, EU/DG ENTR, OECD, World Bank

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Deliverables: Pharma Profiles

- National reports on pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement

- Written by PPRI participants

- Focus on out-patient sector -> lesson learned

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Further Deliverables

- PPRI Glossary

- PPRI Core List of 21 Indicators

- PPRI Comparative Analysis

See PPRI Website: http://oebig.ppri.atppri@oebig.at

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