News about Reimbursement and prices
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Notification of changes in medicine prices and product ranges between Christmas and New Year 2024, as well as access to preliminary information for subscribers to Erhverv Medicinpriser
| 02 December 2024 |
The Danish Medicines Agency will be closed between Christmas and New Year. This means there will be no support available regarding the notification of changes to medicine prices and assortments from
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Instability on DKMAnet
| 16 August 2024 |
DKMAnet unfortunately runs unstable. This means that some users cannot see the submitted notifications on the overview in DKMAnet – even if they have been sent. The Danish Medicines Agency receiv
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Notification of changes in medicine prices and product ranges between Christmas and New Year 2023
| 28 November 2023 |
The Danish Medicines Agency is closed over Christmas and New Year. We will therefore not be offering support in relation to the notification of medicine prices and product ranges from Monday 25 Dece
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Notification of medicine price and assortment changes between Christmas and New Year
| 02 December 2022 |
The Danish Medicines Agency is closed between Christmas and New Year. This means that there is no support regarding notification of medicine price and assortment changes from Monday 26 December 2022 to and including 30 December 2022.
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Notification of medicine price and assortment changes between Christmas and New Year
| 15 December 2021 |
The Danish Medicines Agency is closed between Christmas and New Year, from Friday 24 December 2021 to Sunday 2 January 2022 - both days inclusive. However, the Danish Medicines Agency provides suppo
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Three new reimbursement guidelines
| 03 April 2018 |
The Danish Medicines Agency has issued three new guidelines on reimbursement (in Danish only). This regards Guideline on application for general reimbursement and general conditional reimbursement, Guideline on periodic reassessment of the reimbursement status of medicines and Guideline on the making of health economic analyses of medicines.
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The Danish Medicines Agency has a new website
| 04 January 2016 |
Today, the Danish Medicines Agency launched its new website – laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk/en – where you can read about and subscribe to news about licensing and supervision of medicines, side effects, reimbursement, pharmacies and medical devices.
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Review concluded regarding general reimbursement for Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide "Actavis"
| 08 March 2012 |
We have completed our review of an application for general reimbursement for Valsartan/Hydrochlorothiazide "Actavis". The product is neither eligible for general nor general conditional reimbursement.
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Comments received on the reassessment of reimbursement status of antidiabetic medicines (ATC group A10)
| 06 March 2012 |
The Danish National Board of Health has received a number of comments from stakeholders about the Reimbursement Committee's discussion of the reimbursement status of antidiabetic medicines (ATC group A10).
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Decision on general conditional reimbursement for alendronate-containing medicines
| 22 February 2012 |
In cooperation with the Reimbursement Committee, we have decided to grant alendronate-containing medicines general conditional reimbursement from 5 March 2012. Reimbursement is conditional as it is reserved for patients with low-energy hip fractures. For any other patients who are treated with alendronate, the doctor must apply for single reimbursement, and the guiding criteria for single reimbursement remain unchanged for these patients. Alendronate is used for the treatment of osteoporosis (brittle bones).
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Changed criteria for single reimbursement for osteoporosis medicines other than alendronate
| 22 February 2012 |
As of 5 March 2012, it will only be possible to obtain a single reimbursement grant for the other medicines used in osteoporosis treatment for patients that cannot use alendronate. The criteria for single reimbursement are changed because of the large price gaps between the different medicines, where the reimbursement price of alendronate is by far the lowest.
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Applications for general reimbursement in 2011
| 02 February 2012 |
In 2011, we reviewed 21 applications for general reimbursement for 20 different medicinal products. 15 of the applications ended with the granting of general reimbursement or general conditional reimbursement, and the remaining six applications were refused.
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Review concluded regarding general reimbursement for Xarelto®
| 25 January 2012 |
The Danish Medicines Agency has completed its review of an application for general reimbursement for two new strengths of Xarelto®. The product maintains general reimbursement.
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Review concluded regarding general reimbursement for Zomig Nasal®
| 20 January 2012 |
The Danish Medicines Agency has completed its review of an application for general reimbursement for Zomig Nasal®. The product has been granted general reimbursement.
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Decision on general reimbursement for Yellox®
| 17 January 2012 |
The Danish Medicines Agency has completed its review of an application for general reimbursement for Yellox®. The product has been granted general reimbursement.
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Review concluded regarding general reimbursement for Multaq®
| 16 January 2012 |
The Danish Medicines Agency has completed its review of an application for general reimbursement for Multaq®. The product is neither eligible for general nor general conditional reimbursement.
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Reassessment of reimbursement status of antidiabetic medicines (ATC group A10)
| 13 January 2012 |
On 22 December 2009, the Danish Medicines Agency announced that we would begin our reassessment of the reimbursement status of a number of groups of medicines, including antidiabetics (ATC group A10). Within a few months, the Reimbursement Committee will begin to discuss the reimbursement status of antidiabetics.
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Consultation on the Reimbursement Committee's recommendation concerning the reimbursement status of strong painkillers (opioids)
| 05 January 2012 |
At the Danish Medicines Agency's request, the Reimbursement Committee has reassessed the reimbursement status of medicines in ATC group N02A, opioids, as well as certain medicines in ATC groups N07BC and R05DA.
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Comments received on the reassessment of reimbursement status of strong analgesics (opioids)
| 04 November 2011 |
The Danish Medicines Agency has received a number of comments for the Reimbursement Committee's discussion of reimbursement status of strong analgesics (opioids). These comments were presented to the Reimbursement Committee at its meeting on 27 September 2011. The Reimbursement Committee is currently processing a recommendation.
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Changed reimbursement for medicines for depression and anxiety as of 5 March 2012
| 07 October 2011 |
With effect from 5 March 2012, the reimbursement is changed for certain medicinal products for treatment of depression and anxiety (antidepressants and anxiolytics). Based on the Reimbursement Committee's recommendation, the Danish Medicines Agency has decided that in future the general rule is that treatment with inexpensive medicines (e.g. sertraline and citalopram) must be attempted before reimbursement can be granted for more expensive medicines (e.g. escitalopram, duloxetine, pregabalin and agomelatine).