Germany – Pharmaceutical products – Abschluss einer nicht-exklusiven Rabattvereinbarung nach § 130a Abs. 8 SGB V zum Wirkstoff Tianeptin, ATC N06AX14 für die Zeit 01.06.2026 - 31.05.2028 (zzgl. Verlängerungsoption 1x12 Monate)

Section 130a Paragraph 8 of the German Social Code (SGB V) enables health insurance funds and pharmaceutical companies to conclude framework discount contracts for medicines to be dispensed at the expense of statutory health insurance. With regard to the relevant legal provisions for the award of public contracts, the DAK-Gesundheit regularly conducts substance-related, formal tendering procedures in accordance with the regulations of Part 4 of the German Competition Act (GWB). For pharmaceuticals to be specified by the bidder in Annex 2 to the contract for the aforementioned active substance Tianeptin, ATC N06AX14, the DAK-Gesundheit intends to conclude pharmaceutical discount contracts with as many interested pharmaceutical companies as possible until the entry into force of new pharmaceutical discount contracts. A discount contract under the approval model for the aforementioned active substance will come into force for the first time on 01.06.2026 and will end on 31.05.2028 (plus extension option 1x12 months). It will automatically end, regardless, with the entry into force of the exclusive contract.