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Addressing the medicines access challenge through balance, evidence, collaboration and transparency: key take-away lessons of the 4th PPRI Conference.

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2021-01-25

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Vogler, Sabine
Zimmermann, Nina
Babar, Zaheer-Ud-Din
Busse, Reinhard
Espin-Balbino, Jaime
Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K
Panteli, Dimitra
Suleman, Fatima
Wirtz, Veronika J

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The 4th PPRI Conference, held in Vienna in October 2019, addressed issues related to equitable and affordable access to medicines. A multi-stakeholder audience from around the globe discussed solutions and best practice models for current challenges such as high-priced medicines, limitations of current pricing and reimbursement policies and tight budgets for health technologies. A multi-faceted approach (so-called balance, evidence, collaboration and transparency/BECT strategy) was also discussed. This includes an improved balance of different interests and policy areas, generation of relevant evidence, collaboration between countries and stakeholders, and transparency, and was considered as the most promising pathway for the future.

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Health Services Accessibility
Medicine prices
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Economics, Pharmaceutical

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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
Precio de Medicamento
Mecanismo de Reembolso
Economía Farmacéutica

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Access to medicines, Affordability, Collaboration, Debate, Medicine prices, Policy options, Pricing policies, Reimbursement

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Vogler S, Zimmermann N, Babar ZU, Busse R, Espin J, Mantel-Teeuwisse AK, et al. Addressing the medicines access challenge through balance, evidence, collaboration and transparency: key take-away lessons of the 4th PPRI Conference. J Pharm Policy Pract. 2021 Jan 25;14(1):18.