PPRI (Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Information) is a research project funded by the European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General (DG
SANCO) and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Health, Family and Youth (BMGFJ). The project management is undertaken by the main partner Gesundheit Österreich GmbH, Geschäftsbereich Österreichisches Bundesinstitut für Gesundheitswesen / Austrian Health Institute (GÖG/ÖBIG) and the associated partner World Health Organisation, Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe). The objective of the PPRI project, which started in April 2005 and ended in October 2007, was to improve information and knowledge on the pharmaceutical systems in the Member States of the enlarged EU. This was mainly achieved by strengthening the network of relevant institutions in the field of pharmaceuticals and by compiling a comparative analysis, based on 21 core indicators for comparing pharmaceutical systems and on country specific reports (PPRI Pharma Profiles).