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Germany warned over price curbs on drugs

Published Mon, Nov 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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BAYER AG, Roche Holding AG and other drugmakers are warning that a German government proposal to tighten price controls on prescription drugs could end up restricting access to new medicines in Europe's biggest healthcare market.

The proposal "lacks a fair balance between measures to foster innovation and cost-containment", said Dieter Weinand, pharmaceuticals chief at Bayer. "Incremental innovation is not recognised and rewarded adequately."

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