EU Regulatory Network Reaches ‘Point Of No Return,’ German Official Says Of Brexit

A senior German regulator says that changes the EU medicines regulatory network has been making since the UK announced it was leaving the EU means that nothing will ever be the same again irrespective of whether the UK is allowed to remain in network as part of a Brexit deal.

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Brexit Effect: Remaining member states in EU medicines network are increasing capacity • Source: Shutterstock

While discussions continue over whether the UK can continue to participate in the EU medicines network following Brexit, one German regulator feels that aspects relating to the regulatory network have already changed so much that "we have reached the point of no return."

"It doesn't matter if the UK say that they are staying in the [EU regulatory] system or not,” said Peter...

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