Cristian Argueta
Director - Market Access AstraZeneca
Cristian, Costa Rican, physician by training, has more than 22 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with functions ranging from Sales, Medical, Marketing and Access. Also, with an international career, moving from Costa Rica, Brazil and LATAM. His experience in Access, with Expanded Access Programs in LATAM is interesting, looking from the point of views of Medical, Commercial and Access, with several success histories in the region.
Seminars
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Operationalizing Expanded Access Programs in Challenging Regional Landscapes: Lessons from Central America & the Caribbean
9:30 am
- Discussing unique regulatory and operational challenges in Central American and Caribbean healthcare systems
- Outlining practical approaches for implementing EAPs in high-cost therapy areas, including oncology and rare disease
- Building trust with stakeholders and navigating government/public payer systems to enable patient access
- Lessons learned and opportunities to strengthen regional EAP frameworks going forward
