[Pricing] four countries, same product, same week, 2.4x spread
four countries, same product, same week, 2.4x spread. Making the case below, and I expect to lose some of it in the comments. Read the published reimbursement criteria where I live rather than asking. Took twenty minutes and answered everything. Compared prices across two neighbouring countries and found the…
I would not treat one pharmacy’s quote as a national price. The variation within a country is often larger than between them.
The translation cost of dealing with a foreign pharmacy was the thing I had not budgeted for.
That shortage notice was national and does not apply where the question is coming from.
the EMA authorises, member states decide who pays
Are you comparing the same presentation, or different pack sizes?
The variation between pharmacies inside my own country was larger than the variation I had been chasing across the border.
This. The published reimbursement criteria are the document to read, and most member states do publish them.
pack sizes differ, so per-month comparisons need care