Germany’s New Non-Substitution Drug List No Big Bang For Pharma
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Germany will have its first list of non-substitutable pharmaceuticals since the introduction of discount contracts, but the benefit it offers to original product manufacturers will be severely limited.
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