Saudi Arabia To Mandate Economic Evaluation Studies For New Drugs From July 2025

Companies marketing pharmaceutical products in Saudi Arabia are being urged to prepare for upcoming mandatory pharmacoeconomic assessments to demonstrate the added value of their drugs over existing treatments.

Close up of 3D medicine, tablets pills on top of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia money
The Saudi FDA is actively integrating pharmacoeconomic evaluation methods into its drug pricing decisions • Source: Shutterstock

An enhanced framework developed by the Saudi Food & Drug Authority as part of its remit to determine the added value of pharmaceutical products over the current standard of practice in healthcare systems is set to become mandatory from next year.

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