Nordic HTA Collaboration: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

It is time for companies to take part in cross-country health technology assessments and stop asking “what’s in it for me?”

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The Nordic cross-country access alliance has published five joint HTA reports. (Shutterstock)

Pharmaceutical companies have been reluctant to take part in cross-country health technology assessments (HTAs) offered by groups such as the recently revamped Joint Nordic HTA-Bodies (JNHB). Nevertheless, these initiatives are here to stay and companies should embrace the opportunities they offer, experts at the JNHB told the Pink Sheet in an interview.

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