Review Article

Factors Affecting the Cost Effectiveness of Antibiotics

Table 1

Use of economic evaluation in drug pricing/reimbursement.

CountryOrganisationImplementation date

AustraliaPharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee1993
BelgiumMedicine Reimbursement Committee2002
England and WalesNational Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence1999
FranceHigh Health Authority2008
GermanyInstitute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care2007
NetherlandsHealth Care Insurance Board1999
New ZealandPharmaceutical Management Agency1993
ScotlandScottish Medicines Consortium2002
SwedenDental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency2002
TaiwanCentre for Drug Evaluation2008