Brazil’s Spiraling Access Suits And The Potential Impact On Companies
Executive Summary
Spending on medicines as a result of litigation against health authorities is soaring in Brazil. Scrip investigates the challenges firms may face in future, including greater pricing pressure, a more NICE-like health technology appraisal system and increased scrutiny over any perceived industry wrongdoing.
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