Medication Row
am 02.05.2005 von http://www.recht.us/amlaw
CK - Washington. The Wall Street Journal on page B1 today reports that German Curbs on Drug Costs Rile Big Brands. The paper notes that manufacturers of pharmaceuticals fear the new and effective German reimbursement system for medications might spread to other countries. They express concern over the equal treatment for patent-protected medication and generic products of equal efficacy. The article states that health care is funded by taxation and run by the state but then turns to an example in which it mentions a private fund that sees a big drop in its reimbursement for some patented products.
The newspaper repeats the frequently-found belief …
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