ASSESSMENT OF THE MARKET FOR BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS, INCLUDED IN THE POSITIVE DRUG LIST (PDL), AND THE BUDGETARY IMPACT OF INTRODUCING A NEW PREPARATION
Journal Title: Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health) - Year 2019, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
The article presented examines the usage, payment, market share and impact on the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), (the perspective of the payer) as well as analysis of pharmacological data, effectiveness and impact on the budget when introducing a new technology for treatment of a group of diseases with biological medicinal products. In the first part of the study, the market for Rituximab (MabThera), Cetrolizumab (Cimzia), Golimumab (Simponi), Tocilizumab (RoActemra), Etanercept (Enbrel), Adalimumab (Humira), Belimumab (Benlysta), Ustekinumab (Stelara), which are included for payment by the NHIF for 2015, has been analyzed. The second part analyzes the introduction of a new technology - Secukinumab (Cosentyx) – (ATC code - L04AC10), and the budgetary impact on the payer.
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Petko Salchev, Tony Vekov
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