PPRI

PPRI (Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Information) is a networking and information-sharing initiative focusing on topical issues of pharmaceutical policies from a public health perspective.

It involves a network of almost 60 institutions (mainly national authorities and third-party payers) from the entire European Union, plus Albania, Canada, Iceland, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey. The network was developed as follow-up of the PPRI EU research project (2005–2007) managed by GÖG’s Health Economics Department.

As a result of the project 23 country-specific pharmaceutical profiles, a pharmaceutical glossary and pharmaceutical indicators are now available. The participating countries update the Pharma profiles, on a voluntary basis, at irregular intervals.

The PPRI network has remained active also after the formal completion of the research project, and meetings take place on a regular basis (the latest was held in Berlin in February 2009, organised by the German Ministry of Health).

In 2008 a comprehensive analysis based on PPRI indicators was published:  PPRI Report (2008), Pharma Profile Austria (2008).

For further information please visit the  PPRI website.

Contact: Sabine Vogler, Christine Leopold

Pharma Profile Austria (2008)