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Europe: Resisting the Anticompetitive Crusade
It’s been another rocky few weeks for pharma in Europe. Particularly for big brand name companies. But necessity is proving the mother of invention, says Pharm Exec’s Brussels correspondent, Reflector.
AstraZeneca suffered a serious setback at the start of July when the European General Court ruled that it had illegally prevented generic competition. The case dates [...]
Posted in Strategy Also tagged AstraZeneca, Belgium, Commission, Competition law, European Commission, Generic drug, Pharmaceutical drug Leave a comment
HTA Concerns From European Drug Agency
The EMA’s Thomas Lönngren has gone public with his disquiet over organizations such as NICE. But pharma still needs more allies in fighting what it sees as the failings of the health technology assessment bodies, says Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent, Reflector.
Europe’s pharmaceutical firms were never very keen on Britain’s influential National Institute for Health [...]
Posted in Europe, Global, Guest Blog, Regulatory, Safety, Strategy Also tagged EU, European Medicines Agency, NICE, Regulatory Leave a comment
Nothing is Rotten in the State of Denmark
Guest blog by Reflector, Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent.
Denmark is still on the fringes of some European Union policies. Notably, it has not yet embraced the euro as a currency, and it keeps its distance from the common defence policy. But in one respect, its pharmaceutical industry has just shown that it is well abreast [...]
Posted in Europe, Global, Guest Blog, Regulatory Also tagged code of practice, Denmark, Europe, European Commission, LIF, Pharma, transparency Leave a comment
Europe: Of Apes and Ombudsmen
Guest blog by Reflector, Pharm Exec Europe’s Brussels correspondent.
This column has frequently drawn attention to the complexities of getting anything done in Europe. A brilliant researcher can explore visionary horizons, an ambitious entrepreneur can offer a package of goods or services of inestimable value, but the degree of control and regulation becomes more intense [...]
Posted in Europe, Global, Regulatory Also tagged animal research, animal rights activism, European Commission, European Ombudsman, Pharma Leave a comment
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