The Italian regulatory agency, AIFA, has launched a new, more streamlined price negotiation mechanism for parallel imported medicines that is intended to help rein in the drugs bill by pushing down prices and implementing a “drastic reduction” in reimbursement decision times.
New Italian Scheme Aims To Lower Parallel Import Prices
Medicines Agency Publishes First Parallel Trade Report
Once a major source of parallel exports because of its low drug prices, Italy is now taking steps to reduce medicine spending by targeting the burgeoning parallel import market.
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