Automatic switch from pharmacy to general sales list status and leveraging the power of real-world data are two ways in which the UK's switch system can be made more efficient, according to the PAGB's new senior director of Regulatory Affairs, Michelle Riddalls.
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Creating a working group to drive Rx-to-OTC switch is one of the ways in which Finland could expand self-care and save €60m per year for the country's health system, suggests a recently published report commissioned by Haleon.
Reacting to chancellor Rachel Reeves' 2025 public spending review, PAGB welcomed increased funding for healthcare and life sciences while stressing the need to promote self-care practices.
The EU Council has introduced a key amendment to Article 51 (para 1, point e) of the new pharma directive: “A medicinal product shall be subject to medical prescription where it is an antimicrobial, unless intended for topical use.”
If the European Commission is serious about improving the competitiveness of the European Union, it should ditch the idea of making commonly used OTC antimicrobials like thrush treatments and cold sore creams prescription-only, warns Greek Medicines Agency president Evangelos Manolopoulos
