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ArticleBiotechnology, biotechnological equipment2014

Health technology assessment in the Balkans: opportunities for a balanced drug assessment system.

Dávid Dankó, Guenka Petrova

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Article in Biotechnology, biotechnological equipment, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. (Dis)trust in doctors and public and private healthcare institutions in the Western Balkans.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022
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  4. Balanced assessment systems revisited.Journal of market access & health policy · 2017
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2 authors.

Dávid DankóInstitute of Management, Corvinus University of Budapest , Budapest , Hungary.
Guenka PetrovaDepartment of Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia , Sofia , Bulgaria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Countries in the Balkan region use pharmaco-economic data for decisions about the inclusion of new pharmaceuticals into their positive drug lists, but no predefined frameworks are used and resources for health technology assessment (HTA) are limited. The goal of this analysis is to investigate into possible development directions for the HTA system in the region, and provide some practical recommendations for a sustainable model. For this purpose, the main factors currently influencing HTA in Balkan countries are briefly presented, and possible development strategies are compared. A resource-saving balanced assessment approach is proposed. It is aligned with available resources and capabilities, and helps access to new pharmaceuticals while ensuring the transparency of decision-making processes and the stability of the pharmaceutical budget.

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Balkan regionHTApricing of medicinesreimbursement of medicines

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PMID26019605
PMCPMC4433901

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