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ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2024

Recovery of suspended reimbursements of high-cost drugs subjected to monitoring registries and negotiated agreements (MEAs): a tool for governance and clinical appropriateness in the Italian reality.

Maurizio Capuozzo, Venere Celotto, Andrea Zovi, Roberto Langella, Francesco Ferrara

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Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Maurizio Capuozzo *Pharmaceutical Department, Asl Napoli 3 Sud, Marittima Street 3, Ercolano, 80056, Naples, Italy. m.capuozzo@aslnapoli3sud.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9488-6057
Venere CelottoPharmaceutical Department, Asl Napoli 3 Sud, Castellammare, Naples, Italy.
Andrea ZoviMinistry of Health, Viale Giorgio Ribotta 5, 00144, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-2171
Roberto LangellaItalian Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SIFO), SIFO Secretariat of the Lombardy Region, Carlo Farini Street, 81, 20159, Milan, Italy.
Francesco Ferrara *Pharmaceutical Department, Asl Napoli 3 Sud, Dell'amicizia Street 22, 80035, Naples, Nola, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9298-6783

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Monitoring Registries and negotiated agreements (MEAs) established by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) exemplify a pinnacle of excellence in Italian healthcare governance, playing a pivotal role in achieving economic sustainability and ensuring judicious allocation of financial resources. Within a local territorial health company catering to a populace of around 1 million individuals in Italy, an assessment of the meticulous implementation of all negotiation procedures was carried out by scrutinizing the monitoring records. This examination served to pinpoint and address potential issues in the platform management executed by healthcare professionals, including physicians and pharmacists. Such issues had the potential to result in economic setbacks owing to the non-reimbursement from pharmaceutical companies. Through diligent verification undertaken by the pharmacists, a financial recovery amounting to approximately €579,443.4 for the fiscal year 2022 was achieved. The essence of this analysis is to underscore how collaborative, multidisciplinary efforts between physicians and pharmacists yield tangible economic advantages. This collaborative approach ensures a streamlined healthcare system characterized by efficiency, devoid of unnecessary expenditures, and marked by the highest standards of care appropriateness, ultimately serving the best interests of the citizens.

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Drug CostsNegotiatingHealth ExpendituresHumansItalyRegistriesAppropriatenessGovernanceHealthcareNegotiated agreementsSustainability

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