Three Pillars Must Support Value Added Medicines In EU

Medicines For Europe Wants To ‘Level The Playing Field’ With US

Medicines for Europe has called for fresh efforts to bolster the value added medicines sector and “level the playing field” with the US and its 505(b)(2) pathway, launching a new report setting out the three key areas in which greater EU action is needed.

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Three core pillars must maximize the potential of value added medicines in Europe, the association says • Source: Shutterstock

Three key recommendations to support the development of the value added medicines sector in Europe have been set out by local off-patent industry association Medicines for Europe, in a new white paper that urges the EU to take concrete action to create an environment in which innovation around known molecules can flourish.

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