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Exploring the status and views of managed entry agreements in Saudi Arabia: mixed-methods approach
Hussain Abdulrahman Al-Omar1,2, Hawra Hussain Alghannam3, Ibrahim Abdulrahman Aljuffali4,5
1Assistant Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and HCPs Behavior, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Background:
Healthcare payers are increasingly adopting managed entry agreements (MEAs) between themselves and manufacturers, to overcome the challenge of sustaining access in an era of innovative and high-cost medicines. This study aims to investigate current MEA activity in Saudi Arabia and explore the challenges encountered when implementing such agreements.
Methods:
An explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach was used. Quantitative data on MEAs were collected, followed by qualitative semi-structured interviews with different stakeholders.
Results:
Our questionnaire garnered responses from 18 pharmaceutical companies from 3 different continents and identified 25 agreements in Saudi Arabia since 2010. Financial-based agreements were more prevalent than outcomes-based agreements at 44% versus 32%, respectively. Stakeholders showed positive attitudes toward MEAs, valuing their benefits in facilitating market access for both costly and innovative medicines. The main challenges included data availability, administrative and financial burden, lack of expertise, confidentiality, and lack of clear regulations.
Conclusions:
Despite clear implementation challenges, a growing tendency toward MEAs exists in Saudi Arabia because of the potential benefits they bring to patients, healthcare providers, payers, and manufacturers. It is believed that the newly established health technology assessment center in Saudi Arabia will bring more clarity and shape the concept of MEAs in the country.
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