Cuts in healthcare costs due to post-recession austerity programs mean favorable Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) are becoming crucial to the successful market launch of pharmaceuticals in Europe.
Cuts in healthcare costs due to post-recession austerity programs mean favorable Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) are becoming crucial to the successful market launch of pharmaceuticals in Europe. HTAs backing reimbursement can be vital for new innovative medicines and also for biosimilars.
EUnetHTA has been stepping up its efforts to achieve more consistency in the methodology and content of HTAs among the European Union’s 28 member states. Sean Milmo outlines these and other efforts in this article.
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