A comparison of generic drug prices in seven European countries: a methodological analysis

Table 1 Ex-manufacturer and retail prices with Germany as the base country (2013)

	Belgium	Denmark	France	Germany	Italy	Spain	Sweden
Ex-manufacturer
Unweighted-D	78.05	48.02	99.31	100.00	109.84	136.86	65.36
Unweighted-G	115.45	55.07	63.62	100.00	50.57	63.09	57.28
Laspeyres-D	136.67	61.11	144.46	100.00	156.66	134.47	85.70
Laspeyres-G	126.90	68.63	164.92	100.00	154.20	124.26	101.59
Paasche-D	108.75	34.38	87.07	100.00	105.59	78.32	56.50
Paasche-G	97.19	39.96	87.55	100.00	63.88	65.26	67.43
Fisher-D	121.92	45.84	112.15	100.00	128.62	102.62	69.58
Fisher-G	111.06	52.37	120.16	100.00	99.24	90.05	82.76
Retail
Unweighted-D	70.97	48.96	98.38	100.00	117.57	129.61	52.91
Unweighted-G	104.09	58.36	57.03	100.00	56.97	62.75	47.49
Laspeyres-D	92.23	48.29	97.06	100.00	114.67	86.01	59.12
Laspeyres-G	87.29	54.93	114.85	100.00	112.28	79.22	69.87
Paasche-D	70.46	32.50	62.17	100.00	76.27	46.43	44.01
Paasche-G	63.99	37.28	62.92	100.00	47.73	40.55	52.69
Fisher-D	80.61	39.61	77.68	100.00	93.52	63.19	51.01
Fisher-G	74.73	45.25	85.01	100.00	73.20	56.68	60.68

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