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The EU Pharma Switch

By Julian Upton | Published: December 2, 2009
The chair of the first session of the joint meeting between the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) and The Organization for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA) in London this week was quick to point out that the event was not scheduled to coincide with last Friday’s announcement that European Commission (EC) responsibility for EMEA is finally [...]
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The EC Admonishes European Pharma, European Pharma Celebrates

By Julian Upton | Published: July 17, 2009
Despite the rhetoric, the climax of the European Commission’s antitrust investigations — instigated with dawn raids on the major pharma companies by EC Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes last year — has been more of a whimper than a bang. Pharm Exec Europe’s EU correspondent Reflector goes so far as to say “Big Pharma is not opening [...]
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Pharma Accused of Keeping Good Generics Down

By Sarah Houlton | Published: July 15, 2009
Image via Wikipedia The European Commission has accused the pharmaceutical industry of delaying the entry of generic drugs to the market. As a result, it intends to step up its scrutiny of the sector under EU antitrust law. “We must have more competition and less red tape in pharmaceuticals,” claimed Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. “The inquiry [...]
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