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The Pharmaceutical Journal of Slovenia, issue 3, 2015, focuses on the central theme of medicine prices and cost management. The journal includes original scientific articles, review articles, and other content. One article, "External Reference Pricing System from the Perspective of Slovenia," discusses the system of external reference pricing, which is a regulatory policy used to rationalize medicine costs. Slovenia defines medicine prices based on prices in Austria, Germany, and France, and 17 countries reference Slovenia. The article highlights the characteristics and challenges of the external reference pricing system from Slovenia's perspective. Other articles in the journal cover topics such as elements of medicine cost management in Slovenia, monoclonal antibodies for breast cancer treatment, and the safety, quality, and efficacy of biological and biosimilar medicines.