Can local policies on biosimilars optimize the use of freed resources – experiences from Italy

Brian Godman; Eleonora Allocati; Evelien Moorkens; Hye Young Kwon

doi:10.5639/gabij.2020.0904.029

Can local policies on biosimilars optimize the use of freed resources – experiences from Italy

Brian Godman^*, Eleonora Allocati, Evelien Moorkens, Hye Young Kwon

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School of Pharmacy

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Abstract

There is an increasing need to prescribe biosimilars to fund new medicines and increasing medicine volumes. Bertolani and Jommi document successful measures introduced regionally in Italy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-187
Number of pages	5
Journal	GaBI Journal
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5639/gabij.2020.0904.029
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Biosimilars
Italy
demand-side measures
educational initiatives
savings

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