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Published on: May 9, 2017
Summary
Italy
Area of Science:
- Health Policy
- Pharmaceutical Economics
- Drug Classification
Context:
- The Italian Health Ministry introduced a new drug classification system on January 1st.
- This re-classification was performed by the ad hoc Commission (CUF, Commissione Unica del Farmaco).
- The system categorizes drugs into A (effective, free), B (partially reimbursed), C (ineffective, not reimbursed), and H (hospital-prescribed).
Purpose:
- To evaluate the impact of the new drug classification system implemented by the Italian Health Ministry.
- To assess the re-classification of pharmaceutical products by the Commissione Unica del Farmaco (CUF).
Summary:
- Marketed drugs were re-classified into categories based on efficacy and therapeutic role.
- Category A drugs are effective and free, Category B drugs are 50% reimbursed, Category C drugs lack efficacy and are not reimbursed, and Category H drugs are hospital-prescribed.
- This reform, termed a 'revolution', faced significant debate from stakeholders, including the pharmaceutical industry.
Impact:
- The number of efficacious drugs freely available to patients has tripled.
- Excluding ineffective drugs from reimbursement is anticipated to reduce public drug expenditure.
- The reform aims to improve drug accessibility and control healthcare costs.
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