Roche Threatened By Germany’s Stance On Pricing

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Germany is considering legislation this week that would force drugmakers to report the reduced prices they negotiate with insurers, potentially pressuring prices lower elsewhere in Europe. Pharmaceutical companies would have to report rebated prices, instead of their original list prices, to databases such as IMS Health, said Ina Klaus, a Health Ministry spokeswoman in Berlin. The revised law will make it clear that the list price isn’t what’s paid in Germany, she said.

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