EU Regulator Raises Possibility Of Shorter Drug Approval Timelines

With the EU pharmaceutical legislation due to undergo a radical shake-up to create a future-proof regulatory system, the time is ripe for industry to engage with efforts to make the European drug approval process more agile.

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A Proposal to revise the EU pharmaceutical legislation is expected in 2022 • Source: Shutterstock

The upcoming review of the EU pharmaceutical legislation is the ideal opportunity for drug companies to address any concerns they might have about the pace of medicine approvals in Europe compared with other jurisdictions, a senior EU regulatory official has suggested.

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