Reimbursement of medicine costs

Finnish Statistics on Medicines
Finnish Statistics on Medicines 2008 is published. It is a comprehensive annual summary on the use, consumption and costs of medicines in Finland.

• Finnish Statistics on Medicines 2008 (3069.7 kB)

One in three Finnish drug consumers opted for a cheaper substitute product
In 2007, the substitution of prescribed medicines with a cheaper generic alternative generated total savings of EUR 35.6 million for drug consumers and Kela.

Drug reimbursement systems in EU member states, Iceland and Norway
The report describes the drug reimbursement systems used in the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway in 2001. The study offers an understanding of how the systems have been developed in response to challenges imposed by increasing costs and new drug treatments.