Category Archive for News Italy
News updates for Italy
AIFA suspends activities, conferences on hold
In order to better manage the outbreak of coronavirus, AIFA (Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco – Italian Medicines Agency) has suspended … read more »
New head of AIFA appointed
Nicola Magrini has been announced as the new head of the Italian Medicines Agency. Mr Magrini formerly worked in several … read more »
Drug listings updated in Italy
The Italian Medicines Agency has updated its drug classification lists for 2020, announcing new tables of Class A and Class … read more »
Update on the process for the AIFA 5% Fund
AIFA – Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco has updated the process for managing the evaluation of the requests for access to … read more »
AIFA Biosimilars monitoring reports
AIFA – Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (Italian Medicines Agency) has published an in-depth analysis on consumption trends for biosimilars for … read more »
AIFA 5% pay-back platform opens
The platform to be used by companies operating in Italy to pay into the AIFA 5% fund is now open. … read more »
AIFA report on the use of antibiotics in Italy 2018
AIFA – Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (Italian Medicines Agency) has published a report on the use of antibiotics in the … read more »
AIFA announces funding of CAR-T cell therapy using new reimbursement approach
The Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) has announced that it will be reimbursing CAR-T cell therapy Kymriah, using a new reimbursement … read more »
Pricing transparency proposals challenged by EFPIA
EFPIA has opposed a price sharing proposal between EU countries suggesting that this could reduce incentives for pharmaceutical companies to … read more »
Updated procedures for accessing the AIFA National Fund (5% Fund)
AIFA has published updates to procedures for clinicians to access the 5% Fund. The 5% Fund is a national fund … read more »
