Valuation of the EQ-5D-3L in Russia.

Purpose: The most widely used generic questionnaire to estimate the quality of life for yielding quality-adjusted life years in economic evaluations is EQ-5D. Country-specific population value sets are required to use EQ-5D in economic evaluations. The aim of this study was to establish an EQ-5D-3L value set for Russia.

Patient Access, Unmet Medical Need, Expected Benefits, and Concerns Related to the Utilisation of Biosimilars in Eastern European Countries: A Survey of Experts.

This policy research aims to map patient access barriers to biologic treatments, to explore how increased uptake of biosimilars may lower these hurdles and to identify factors limiting the increased utilisation of biosimilars. A policy survey was developed to review these questions in 10 Central and Eastern European (CEE) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. Two experts (one public and one private sector representative) from each country completed the survey.

Dossier System as a Practical Tool for Compiling Reimbursement Lists.

The article describes the procedure for preparing reimbursement lists with the "Dossier" automated system at the regional level. Basic advantages and characteristics of the system, procedures for filling out the application form (dossier) for the inclusion of the drug into reimbursement lists, and the algorithm of expert evaluation are presented.