Findings from a major EU public-private project on how to use patient preference studies to better inform regulatory and reimbursement decision-making for medical devices and drugs holds promise for the delivery of improved outcomes for patients.
EU Project Findings To ‘Instil Confidence’ In Using Patient Preference Studies
The European Medicines Agency’s endorsement of a framework that explains how medical device and drug sponsors can use patient preference studies to answer their research questions could help increase confidence in the conduct and acceptability of such studies.

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