The market access and reimbursement landscape in APAC is set to shift in 2023, according to a new interview with Jeff Weisel, APAC managing director for PRMA Consulting. Weisel notes that global economic forces will play a significant role in payer decision-making in APAC, with inflation and the strengthening dollar being counterbalanced by the availability of biosimilars.
According to Weisel, “The impact of these headwinds on payers will be a greater focus on cost containment and reduced budget impact. This will likely drive lower net prices as payers seek to claw back more from both previously and newly reimbursed products. In South Korea, for example, the method for calculating the foreign average drug price for referencing will be revised in 2023 to consider ex-manufacturer prices, exchange rates, value added tax, and distribution channels in each comparator country.”
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(Source: PRMA Consulting, January 10th, 2022)
