There is no way of knowing exactly how long it will take to conclude a market access request. Market access negotiations are not something which progress quickly and it usually takes two or more years before a decision is made.

Factors that influence the duration of a market access request 

The time taken to complete the process is influenced by a number of factors:

• Resources of the NPPO requesting market access.

• Ability of business(s) to provide the information required to complete a dossier.

• Complexity of the market access request.

• Resources of the NPPO considering the market access request.

• Number of staff available to review dossiers.

• Level of technical competence.

• Number of applications being considered at anyone time.

There is no set time that a market access negotiation must be completed within and there is also no guarantee that a market access application will be successful.