EU Report Puts Generics And Biosimilars In The Frame

EU Also Needs More Teamwork On Drug Pricing & Access

EU member states are being urged by the European Commission to cooperate more closely on pricing and reimbursement, managed access deals and policies to promote generics and biosimilars.

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The EU wants member states to work more cooperatively on medicines access • Source: Shutterstock

The European Commission is stepping up its efforts to improve access to medicines by calling on EU member states to cooperate more strategically in areas like pricing and reimbursement and health technology assessments, and to maximize the potential savings from generics and biosimilars.

In the “State of Health in the EU – Companion Report 2019,” the commission says that the product life...

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