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Experience with the new Medicine price Index. Corinne Becker Vermeulen 9-12 October 2007 : Ottawa Group meeting on Prices Ottawa. Contents. 1. Introduction 2. Former and new method 3. Comparison of results for 2005 and 2006 4. Substitution 5. Upcoming tasks and conclusion. 1. Introduction.
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Experience with the new Medicine price Index Corinne Becker Vermeulen9-12 October 2007 : Ottawa Group meeting on Prices Ottawa
Contents • 1. Introduction • 2. Former and new method • 3. Comparison of results for 2005 and 2006 • 4. Substitution • 5. Upcoming tasks and conclusion
1. Introduction • Medicine prices subject to government authorization • Generic drugs more and more important • Pharmaceutical branch : « your index decreases too much ! » • Collaboration with the Swiss pharmacies association in order to better capture price changes • New method applied since the beginning of 2006
2. Former and new method • Advantages of the new method • Better market coverage • Recent data source • Greater accuracy • Substitution taken into account
4. Substitution • Taken into account at article and product type level • Better monitor price cuts and price increases
5. Upcoming tasks and conclusion • Monthly collection from 2008 (HICP) • Upgraded index quality