Turkish Decree Places New Caps On Drug Price Increases
Executive Summary
In order to help curb the drugs bill, the Turkish Social Security Institution has decided to restrict the level of price increases that can be made on pharmaceutical products when the prices of those products are increased in reference or non-reference countries.
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