# \[e-drug\] Reminder: webinar Dec 13: Addressing high drug prices: what can be learned from European policies?

**URL:** <https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-reminder-webinar-dec-13-addressing-high-drug-prices-what-can-be-learned-from-european-policies/44833>\
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**Author:** ![Marcela\_Vieira1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Marcela\_Vieira1](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Marcela_Vieira1)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-reminder-webinar-dec-13-addressing-high-drug-prices-what-can-be-learned-from-european-policies/44833/1 "2018-12-12T22:50:47Z")

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E-DRUG: Reminder: webinar Dec 13: Addressing high drug prices: what can be learned from European policies?  
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Dear all,  
this is a gentle reminder that the next webinar organized by the  
Knowledge Network on Innovation and Access to Medicines, will take place  
Today (Dec 13). Please see below for more information and registration  
link.

Addressing high drug prices: what can be learned from European policies?  
\<[http://graduateinstitute.ch/contents/events/globalhealth/webinar-addressing-high-drug-pri.html&gt](http://graduateinstitute.ch/contents/events/globalhealth/webinar-addressing-high-drug-pri.html&gt);

Thursday 13 December | 4:00pm-5:00pm CET

Speaker:

Sabine Vogler is head of the Pharmacoeconomics Department and head of the  
WHO Collaborating Centre for Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement  
Policies at the Austrian Public Health Institute (GÖG).

Paper:

Ensuring access to medicines: How to redesign pricing, reimbursement and\> procurement?

> \<[WHO/Europe | Home](http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/379710/PolicyBrief_AUSTRIA_PB30_web_13082018.pdf&gt);

Background  
Drug prices are high on the political agenda of countries worldwide.  
Rising prices of new medicines can restrict patient access and threaten the  
sustainability of health systems. Many countries are currently debating the  
adoption or reform of policies to better manage medicines prices. What can  
be learned from Europe, the region that has arguably had the most extensive  
experience with pricing policies?

> Dr. Vogler will present a recently published paper analysing evidence  
> related to a range of policy options used by European Union countries  
> related to pricing, procurement and reimbursement of medicines, including  
> generic drugs and biosimilars. She will describe the most commonly-used  
> policies, explain the benefits and limitations of each, and offer proposals  
> for how to improve them. She will also explore more far-reaching measures  
> that can fundamentally tackle the issue of high medicines prices.

> Who should consider attending?

Those interested in learning more about:

- Access to medicines and sustainability of health systems;  
- Policy instruments to address high drug prices, including purchase ofgenerics and biosimilars;

- Collaborative efforts to reduce prices, such as joint price negotiations  
and pooled procurement;

- Transparency of medicines prices and R&D costs

What should you expect to hear?

- An overview of policies used by European Union countries to regulate  
prices and determine the reimbursement of medicines;

- Advantages and limitations of each policy instrument, including external  
price referencing (EPR), managed entry agreements (MEA), health technology  
assessment (HTA) and tendering, and options to improve them;

- Further interventions to complement the policies options currently used.\<[https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4815438597371/WN\_M2PqnnqRROqzdmL6iTTnZA&gt](https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4815438597371/WN_M2PqnnqRROqzdmL6iTTnZA&gt);  
Participants will be able to pose questions orally and in writing during  
the webinar, and the speaker will respond to a selection of these during  
the second half of the event. Recordings of all webinars will be made  
a a confirmation email with additional information on how to join the webinar.

We hope you will be able to join us for this informative presentation.  
This event is part of the inaugural webinar series of the Knowledge Network  
for Innovation and Access to Medicines, a project of the Global Health  
Centre at the Graduate Institute of Geneva. Suggestions for speakers and  
topics for future webinars are welcome at  
globalhealthresearch@graduateinstitute.ch.  
-  
Marcela Vieira  
Project Coordinator  
Knowledge Network for Innovation and Access to Medicines\> Global Health Centre, Research  
marcela.vieira@graduateinstitute.ch

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**Author:** ![Andrea\_Bare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@Andrea\_Bare](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Andrea_Bare)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-reminder-webinar-dec-13-addressing-high-drug-prices-what-can-be-learned-from-european-policies/44833/2 "2018-12-13T11:18:50Z")

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This webinar looks excellent. Are these webinars recorded for access  
later, for individuals not able to join at the time?

Thank you,  
Andrea

\<[https://wdi.umich.edu/&gt](https://wdi.umich.edu/&gt);

Andrea Bare | Senior Advisor, Healthcare  
William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan  
abare@umich.edu

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**Author:** ![Marcela\_Vieira1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Marcela\_Vieira1](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/Marcela_Vieira1)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-reminder-webinar-dec-13-addressing-high-drug-prices-what-can-be-learned-from-european-policies/44833/3 "2018-12-14T06:31:46Z")

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Dear Andrea,  
thank you for your interest.  
Recordings of the webinars are made available at the Global Health Centre  
webpage a few days after they take place.

Please see the link:  
[http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/centresandprogrammes/globalhealth/research/webinars-1.html](http://graduateinstitute.ch/home/research/centresandprogrammes/globalhealth/research/webinars-1.html)

My best regards,  
Marcela  
marcela vieira \<marcelacfvieira@gmail.com\>