Industry Concerned Over EMA Plan To Make More PIP Information Public

The European Medicines Agency’s plan to publish details of the studies and measures it agrees with a drug developer for a pediatric investigation plan will help other companies in framing their future marketing authorization applications. But there are concerns that the agency's plan might result in the disclosure of commercially confidential information.

The European Medicines Agency is planning to make public the key elements in the pediatric investigation plans or PIPs that pharmaceutical companies have to submit under the EU Paediatric Regulation as part of its drive for more transparency and so that the information can be used by other drug developers.

The initiative, which is expected to get underway in early 2017, is expected to improve transparency by the agency. But...

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