German Pricing Mechanism Adds Weak Economies, Could Spell Trouble For EU Industry
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The decision by the German pharmaceutical arbitration committee to include countries such as Greece in a final pricing mechanism will cut German prices and may have a Europe-wide effect.
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