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Pflichtabzüge und Preisregulierungen im Arzneimittelgroßhandel
€38.53 max mark-up per pack; 7-12% mandatory rebates on manufacturer prices; €3.7 billion total pharma expenditure cuts[2][3][5]Strict pricing controls under German law cap wholesaler margins and impose mandatory discounts, directly reducing revenue in controlled substance ordering processes.
Verzögerungen bei Apothekenlizenzprüfung
20-40 Stunden/Monat pro Verifizierung zu €50/Stunde = €1.000-2.000/MonatManuelle Verifikation von Approbation und Berufsanerkennung bei Landesprüfungsamt oder Kammern verursacht Wartezeiten von Wochen bis Monaten, was zu Kapazitätsverlusten in der Belegschaft führt.
Verstoß gegen DSCSA-Serialisierungspflicht und Handelspartnerverfizierung
€15,000–€75,000 annual compliance overhead per wholesaler (estimated: 200–400 manual exception-handling hours/year at €75–100/hour billing rate); plus estimated €50,000–€500,000 in lost sales due to trading partner delistings and supply chain disruptions for non-compliant entities.German pharmaceutical wholesalers must comply with DSCSA's electronic track-and-trace system by end of 2025. Manual handling of transaction information (product, lot, serial number, dates, parties) creates bottlenecks, delays verification of returned saleable units, and increases risk of non-compliance. Failure to exchange transaction information and statements electronically with trading partners triggers audit findings and potential market access restrictions.
Unvollständige Sichtbarkeit in der Lieferkettendatenintegration und fehlerhaft informierte Geschäftsentscheidungen
€200,000–€750,000 annual lost margin per wholesaler (estimated: 2–5% revenue × €50–100M typical wholesale revenue = €1–5M potential loss; conservative recovery 4–15% through data-driven decisions = €200,000–€750,000).Manual aggregation of transaction information statements (TIHRS) from multiple suppliers and customers prevents wholesalers from gaining unified demand and supply visibility. Decisions about purchase quantities, supplier selection, and customer prioritization rely on incomplete data, leading to overstock of slow-moving SKUs, stockouts of high-demand products, and missed opportunities to cross-sell or premium-position high-margin oncology/specialty products.