Draft guidelines that once finalized will implement new rules on pricing and reimbursement negotiations in Italy reveal that drug companies may have to disclose confidential information relating to the prices of their products in other EU member states.
Italy: Pharma May Have To Disclose Confidential Info Under New Pricing Rules
Drug companies have their last chance to negotiate which documents and information Italy’s regulator, AIFA, will be entitled to request of them when they submit pricing and reimbursement applications.
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