EMA Advances Use Of Real-World Data By HTAs And Payers

Results from the first pilot real-world evidence study commissioned by the European Medicines Agency to help HTA bodies and payers characterize patients with multiple myeloma have drawn positive feedback.

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The EMA is using RWD to help a diverse range of decision-makers across the medicinal product’s life cycle • Source: Shutterstock

Health technology assessment and payer organizations have begun tapping into the real-world data (RWD) analysis capabilities of the EU medicines network to gain valuable insights for their own decision-making processes.

Key Takeaways
  • The European Medicines Agency has published its second report on the use of real-world evidence (RWE) studies to support medicine regulation.

A new report on real-world evidence (RWE) studies commissioned by EU regulators between February 2023 and February 2024 shows that...

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