The subject of this publication is the conclusion of non-exclusive discount agreements pursuant to Section 130a (8) of the German Social Code (SGB) for medicinal products for the combination of drugs atorvastastatin and ezetimib (WHO ATC code: C10BA05), within the framework of a so-called “open-house model”. All interested and suitable pharmaceutical companies are offered to conclude a discount agreement in accordance with Section 130a (8) SGB V, subject to uniform conditions and a uniform access procedure. There is no exclusivity. The purchase volume is unknown at the time of conclusion of the agreement and depends in particular on the demand of the insured persons, the development of the number of insured persons, the prescription behaviour of contract doctors and the distribution and stockpiling behaviour of public pharmacies. The client does not guarantee minimum order quantities.
For further information see point II.2.4) of the announcement.
The agreement can be concluded at any time and on the same terms. Individual contract negotiations are not carried out.
Interested pharmaceutical companies may request the participation documents (discount agreement, non-exclusion self-declaration, declaration of exclusion, declaration of conformity) via the e-mail address referred to in I.1). Agreements under this model will be concluded for the period from 16 July 2021 to 31 August 2022. Interested parties shall submit the completed and signed participation documents (self-declaration of non-exclusion, 2-way discount agreement, declaration of conformity) to the body referred to in point I.1) for the first time by 15.7.2021 and then by 15 months. It all depends on access to the AOK Plus. If the 15th of a month falls on a public holiday on Saturdays, Sundays or nationwide, the next working day shall take the place of such a day. In the event of subsequent receipt (after 15 July 2021 or 15 of a month), the participation documents submitted shall be taken into account on the 15th of the following month.
The rebate agreement shall enter into force on 1.9.2021 when both parties are signed by 31.8.2021. If the date of signature of AOK PLUS is later than 31.8.2021, this discount agreement shall enter into force once the AOK PLUS has signed the discount agreement upon receipt of the complete documentation signed by the pharmaceutical company. Signing shall take place by the end of the month in which the participation documents must be received by the AOK PLUS. Organisationally, a lead time of approximately half a month on the part of the AOK PLUS is necessary to report the discount agreement. The initial labelling of the rebate medicines in the pharmacy software takes place from the second month following the time limit for receipt of the participation documents. This date may vary in the event of changes or revisions of the deadlines for reporting in the nationwide AOK contract registration portal datraBatt. A discount agreement is concluded with all pharmaceutical entrepreneurs who meet the eligibility requirements and confirm this by signing the requested documents.
The contract ends on August 31, 2022, regardless of the date of conclusion of the contract. AOK PLUS reserves the right to prematurely end the open house process, especially if exclusive discount agreements have been concluded. In this case, the contracts already concluded end in accordance with the contractual provisions. According to the experience of AOK PLUS, exclusive discount agreements generally come into force 8 to 12 months after the publication of the relevant announcement in the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union. The future contractors in the open house model are requested to inform themselves regularly in this regard in the supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union.