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French Drug Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Lucien Steru  and
Pierre Simon
Lucien Steru
Affiliation:
I.T.E.M., France
Pierre Simon
Affiliation:
C.H.U. Pitié-Salpêtrière, France
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Extract

French drug policy is closely controlled by the government to achieve two main purposes: to ensure therapeutic efficacy and safety, and to control pricing. Manufacturers usually price new drugs at the amount the French Sécurité Sociale (Social Security) agrees to reimburse the consumer. The specific steps a new ethical drug must go through in order to be released on the French market, and the process of negotiation between the government and the manufacturer are discussed in this paper.

Type
Special Section: The Evaluation of Drugs: An International Perspective
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , October 1986 , pp. 637 - 642
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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