Results for different price indices in 2013 with Germany as the base country. For ease of interpretation, the unit of volume is doses in all the price indices. a Comparison of retail and ex-manufacturer prices (n = 110) in a Laspeyres index. b Contrast of ex-manufacturer prices (n = 110) in a Laspeyres index with German versus French weights. c Ex-manufacturer prices (n = 110) in weighted and unweighted indices. d Comparison of ex-manufacturer prices of cardiovascular system drugs (n = 25), nervous system drugs (n = 29), and all drugs (n = 110) in a Laspeyres index. (Source: IMS Health 2013, Pricing Insights database)
