# \[e-drug\] WHO Conference on Policies on Pricing etc (cont) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [October 28, 2000, 9:23am UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-who-conference-on-policies-on-pricing-etc-cont/9474 "2000-10-28T09:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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E-drug: WHO Conference on Policies on Pricing etc (cont) --------------------------------------------- Dear e-druggers, on November 16-17 WHO European Regional Office is organising a meeting with the Ministries of Health and Social Health Insurance Institutions, for the officials responsible for pharmaceutical reimbursement and pricing policies. This meeting is a follow-up of a 1999 WHO/EURO explorative meeting with Ministries of Health and social health insurance authorities from Member States to discuss the emerging use of pharmaco-economics in the decision-making procedures in the reimbursement systems. The meeting concluded on the usefulness of applying pharmaco- and health economic guidance as one of the criteria in the reimbursement decisions, but also recognized the considerable methodological difficulties in developing the guidelines and interpreting the results of the studies. Possible areas for further work include : experiences with pharmaco-economic guidelines and guidance; reimbursement criteria; information exchange on drug prices; reimbursement status and additional conditions; rational use of medicines ; and policies on generic drugs. In response to this the WHO/EURO is convening this meeting that will provide a forum for high level pharmaceutical policy makers from Ministries of Health and social health insurance from European member countries to discuss these pharmaceutical policy issues and challenges, to analyse the potential areas for further information exchange and international collaboration, and to develop more concrete proposals in that respect. The report of the meeting will posted on the internet, and I will alert you in due time. You also may wish to look at the report of the EU conference on "Medicines and Public Health" at [http://www.infarmed.pt/home.html](http://www.infarmed.pt/home.html) best wishes Kees de Joncheere Regional Adviser for Pharmaceuticals WHO/EURO 8 Scherfigsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, DK tel 45-39171528/39171432 fax 45-39171855 email cjo@who.dk [http://www.who.dk/ch/pha](http://www.who.dk/ch/pha) -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.