Publications by authors named "Vito Luigi Tanzi"
Implications of external price referencing of pharmaceuticals in Middle East countries.
Zoltán Kaló Ibrahim Alabbadi Ola Ghaleb Al Ahdab Maryam Alowayesh Mahmoud Elmahdawy Vito Luigi Tanzi
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res
July 2016
Introduction: External price referencing (EPR) is applied frequently to control pharmaceutical prices. Our objective was to analyse how EPR is used in Middle Eastern (ME) countries and to compare the price corridor for original pharmaceuticals to non-pharmaceutical services not subjected to EPR.
Methods: We conducted a survey on EPR regulations and collected prices of 16 patented pharmaceuticals and 14 non-pharmaceutical services in seven Middle Eastern (ME) countries.