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Pharmaceutical industry's perspective on health technology assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2004

Mickael Lothgren  and
Mark Ratcliffe
Mickael Lothgren
Affiliation:
European Health Economics (UK) Ltd.
Mark Ratcliffe
Affiliation:
European Health Economics (UK) Ltd.
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Abstract

This article presents the pharmaceutical industry's perspective on health technology assessment (HTA) with specific comments on the HTA systems in England and Wales, France, The Netherlands, and Sweden. The comments are focused on the following main themes: (i) The contributions of the HTA system to overall efficiency in the health-care system, (ii) HTA as a cost-driver for industry, patients, government, and society, and (iii) The various implementation barriers that currently exist for a successful implementation of HTA results.

Keywords

Health technology assessmentEfficiencyCostImplementation barriers
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 2004 , pp. 97 - 101
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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