Summary
How is the healthcare system structured?
Are pharmaceuticals taxed?
What size is the pharmaceutical market?
How are prices set / is there reference pricing?
How are prices changed?
Debts and price freezes
How are drugs reimbursed?
Are hospital sales a major market?
Are OTC prices regulated?
How are pharmaceutical costs controlled?
Patient co-payment
What is the effect of generic drugs?
What are wholesaler / pharmacy margins?
Wholesaler margins
Pharmacy margins
What to look out for
Useful contacts