Impact of the therapeutic positioning report in the P&R process in Spain: analysis of orphan drugs approved by the European Commission and reimbursed in Spain from 2003 to 2019

Xavier Badia, Tania Vico, John Shepherd, Alicia Gil, José Luis Poveda-Andrés & César Hernández; Orphanet J Rare Dis 15, 224 (2020). doi:10.1186/s13023-020-01507-4

This study shows that the therapeutic positioning report plays a key role in the pricing and reimbursement process in Spain. A positive conclusion of the therapeutic positioning report seems to favourably affect pricing and reimbursement decisions in Spain and, since its introduction, has also contributed to reduce pricing and reimbursement approval timelines in Spain.