This report outlines the threat of pharmaceutical crime in the EU and beyond, as assessed by Europol. It aims to raise awareness of the ways criminal networks exploit consumers and industry in generating illegal revenue through producing and selling counterfeit medicines.

Background Evidence on the cost effectiveness of deprescribing in multimorbidity is limited. Objective To investigate the cost effectiveness of a general practitioner (GP) delivered, individualised medication review to reduce polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate prescribing in older...

Objectives The aim of this study is to analyse the trends in technology appraisals for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments performed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) over the last ten years. Methods A systematic search was conducted for single technology...

In December 2020, Germany implemented a policy restricting online pharmacies from offering rebates on prescription drugs to members of the statutory health insurance. This policy change created a natural experiment, allowing us to analyze its impact on the pharmaceutical market using...

This Research Paper addresses the growing problem of access to essential medicines, focusing on the role of intellectual property rights, particularly patent rights, in restricting access by enabling pharmaceutical market monopolies that keep drug prices high. The paper explores the Bolar...

Background In their interesting systematic review, Gallehzan et al. quoted our article Cost-utility analysis of teriflunomide in naïve vs. previously treated patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in Italy. While we are grateful to Gallehzan et al. for their interest in the...

Community pharmacies deliver high-quality health care and are responsible for medication safety. The goal of the government is to ensure nationwide, accessible, and affordable medical health-care services provided by pharmacies. Therefore, the per capita density of community pharmacies matters....

I study the passthrough of regulated ad valorem pharmacy markups and reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) rates to pharmaceutical retail prices in Finland. My reduced form evidence shows that pharmaceutical manufacturers respond to a decrease in regulated pharmacy markups by increasing their wholesale...

Background: The supply chain refers to the full process of creating and providing a good or service, starting with the raw materials and ending with the final customer. It requires cooperation and coordination between many parties, including the suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers,...

This study focuses on the precise forecasting of stock price movement to determine returns, diversify risk, and demystify existing opportunities. It also aims to gauge the difference in terms of the stock volatility of various pharma companies before and during the pandemic era. The prediction...

This study explores the role of intellectual property (IP) in developing and commercializing melanoma biomarkers within the pharmaceutical market, focusing on precision medicine (PM). It investigates five key areas: (i) inventiveness dynamics, (ii) commercial and epidemiological motivations for...

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was instituted to bolster the health care safety net without relying on taxpayer money. It allows participating health care facilities - most of which are hospitals - to purchase drugs filled at in-house or contracted external pharmacies at discounts from...

Cervical cancer, primarily caused by persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection, remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in developing countries. Although HPV vaccines are widely available in these regions, vaccine uptake remains persistently low. To address...

Welcome to the 2024 EMA annual report, which highlights milestones and achievements of the past year, and our regulatory network's commitment to bringing value to public and animal health in the European Union (EU).

Patients in rural areas have higher rates of opioid use and overdose than those in urban areas that are linked to the greater prevalence and amounts of opioids prescribed. We merge individual claims data with county-level supply and demand factors to examine this relationship between...

Simulation modelling has widely been applied in healthcare supply chain management, focusing on blood and vaccine supply chains with less attention on the medicine supply chains. This study presents a systematic review of studies applying simulation methods, namely agent-based modelling,...

Finding effective treatment for patients with rare diseases can be very difficult. Since the EU orphan regulations entered into force in 2000, it has played a central role in facilitating the development and authorisation of medicines for rare diseases.

In 2024, EMA recommended 114 medicines for marketing authorisation. Of these, 46 had a new active substance which had never been authorised in the European Union (EU) before. Among these are a number of medicines that stand out due to their contribution to address public health needs or the...

EMA has published an overview of its key recommendations of 2024 regarding the authorisation and safety monitoring of veterinary medicines. In 2024, EMA recommended 25 veterinary medicines for marketing authorisation - the highest ever number of recommendations in a year. Of these, two had a new...