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Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. In addition to the clinical data obtained through clinical studies please list the data required for: a. Market approval Each product category has its own data requirements, foreseen in specific regulations of ANVISA (which…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. Are there any Managed entry agreements in place in your country? (If so, please list them) The first public and only managed access agreement reported in Brazil was signed between the Ministry of Health…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. Which are the main actors involved in public procurement and tendering? As mentioned in Chapter 2, Question 7, each entity of public administration is able to carry out public procurement and tendering in order…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. Please describe the main cost containment policies in place in your country and their fundamental principles a. Pricing and impact of generic/biosimilar approval Generic drugs must have their PF 35% cheaper than the corresponding…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. Has an essential or priority drug list been published in your country? (If so provide the link)   Yes. In Brazil, the National List of Essential Drugs (“RENAME”) provides the selection and standardisation of…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. What is the definition of an orphan drug in your country? There is no specific definition for orphan drug in Brazilian current rules. However, we understand that it corresponds with the definition of rare…

Pharma Legal Handbook Join industry executives in staying informed on the market access and HTA process in Brazil.  1. What is the definition of a vaccine in your country? As per ANVISA Resolution RDC 55/2010, vaccines are immunobiological drugs which contain one or more substances (antigens) that, when injected into an individual, stimulate…

United Kingdom The recent FDA decision to investigate the serious risk of patients developing new cancers after treatment with CAR-T therapies may have created some bad press around cell and gene therapies, but AstraZeneca has continued to consolidate its ambitions in the area with the acquisition of China-based cell therapy biotech, Gracell…

UAE Globally, while there is broad stakeholder alignment on topics like clinical trials and innovation, there is real divergence in approaches to pharmacoeconomics and health technology assessment (HTA). This is perhaps in part due to the differences between systems like those in Europe where these functions are state mandates and those,…

Morocco From Morocco to the world, ABA Technology is an industrialisation, integration, and software development service partner providing solutions to private and public sector stakeholders in four continents. Vice President Amer Benouda lays out some of the company’s key success stories thus far; its future international expansion plans; and its mission…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1.  Please make a general introduction to the public health sector in your country and its organization The National Health System (“NHS”) is based on the principles of universal coverage and solidarity. Art. 43 of the Spanish Constitution establishes the right to healthcare as one of the basic principles that…

Pharma Legal Handbook 1. Which are the administrations, bodies and institutions in charge of public health in your country and what are their respective responsibilities? The main administrations in charge of public health and reimbursement of medicinal products in Spain are: the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (“AEMPS”), the Ministry of…