In Europe, not all countries are equal when it comes to reimbursement

19 October 2018
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A new study has found significant variations between European countries in the time it takes for reimbursement decisions to be made on new cancer drugs, with some taking twice as long as others.

The data, which are being presented at the annual congress of the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), show that the average decision time is longer than one year in some countries.

The research looked at all new cancer drugs approved for solid tumors by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) between January 2007 and December 2016, and tracked the resulting reimbursement processes in England, France, Germany and Scotland.

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