Joint Tendering Creates ‘Attractive Nordic Market’

But Initiative Shows Supply Challenges Remain For Small Markets

Joint tendering among Nordic countries can help reduce shortages of older, off-patent medicines. 

Teamwork
Collaboration On Tendering Can Reduce Medicines Shortages

A cross-country collaboration on tendering to tackle medicines shortages has proved successful for Norway and Denmark. However, the same success does not seem to have been replicated in Iceland, where the market’s small size proved problematic for manufacturers, according to statements from procurement bodies in the three countries.

“The road to the first joint Nordic tendering procedure has been long, but the destination has always been clear: to...

Read the full article – start your free trial today!

Join thousands of industry professionals who rely on Pink Sheet for daily insights

  • Start your 7-day free trial
  • Explore trusted news, analysis, and insights
  • Access comprehensive global coverage
  • Enjoy instant access – no credit card required

More from Europe

More from Geography

Otsuka/Lundbeck’s Rexulti PTSD Claim Will Test US FDA AdComm’s Supportive Evidence Flexibility

 

Rexulti’s post-traumatic stress disorder sNDA tries to make up for a failed Phase III study by placing a Phase II study into a key evidentiary role, raising questions for the July 18 advisory committee meeting about assessing discordant results and post-hoc analyses.

Organ-On-A-Chip: Upcoming US FDA Guidance Could Help Flesh Out ‘Roadmap’

 

The FDA is pushing the use of novel alternatives to animal models, but the Government Accountability Office said sponsors need more clarity and hopes an upcoming guidance will help.

UK’s Plan To Become World’s Third Top Life Sciences Economy Falls Short, Says ABPI

 

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry says that while the government’s newly published Life Sciences Sector Plan includes many positive commitments, they are not enough.