Having recently assessed the relationship between drug price and prevalence of non-oncology rare diseases, CRA’s Cécile Matthews, Bhavesh Patel, and Owen Male explore in greater depth the situation for these orphan drugs in France in this final article of a three-part series published in PharmaPhorum.
Pricing and market access in France operate on a dual system, under which health technology assessments (HTAs) are conducted separately from pricing negotiations. The HTA body, the CT (Commission de la Transparence – Transparency Commission), is charged with providing guidance to inform pricing negotiations in two main forms: a comparative clinical benefit rating, the ASMR (Amélioration du Service Médical Rendu), and a target patient population.
