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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022

Dynamics of price competition in Italian pharmaceutical off-patent market.

Serena Perna, Agnese Cangini, Roberto Marini, Maria Alessandra Guerrizio, Roberto Da Cas, Giuseppe Traversa, Francesco Trotta

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Serena PernaAgenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Rome, Italy.
Agnese CanginiAgenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Rome, Italy.
Roberto MariniAgenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Rome, Italy.
Maria Alessandra GuerrizioAgenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Rome, Italy.
Roberto Da CasIstituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe TraversaAgenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Rome, Italy.
Francesco TrottaAgenzia Italiana del Farmaco, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate, in a regulated generics market, the effect of the number of manufacturers of generic drugs on the amplitude of off-patent products price reduction and the price evolution of originators and generics after the patent expiry of pharmaceuticals dispensed by community pharmacies and reimbursed by the Italian National Health Service (INHS). Methods: The AIFA "transparency list" was utilized to select unbranded and branded off-patent drug dispensed by community pharmacies and reimbursed by the Italian National Health Service between 2012 and 2018. The unbranded drug entry in the transparency list database was considered as a proxy of its patent expiry. Results: A total of 42 different active ingredients were included in the analysis. The relative price per dose at time Conclusion: An inverse relation between the number of generic drug entrants and the price of generics and originators was detected. The patent expiry determines a price decline, more concentrated in the first year of patent expiry.

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drug pricinggenericsoff-patent drugspricing competitionreference pricing system

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PMCPMC9744788

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