EU Countries Unite On Confidentiality For National Consultations On Joint Clinical Assessments

The Member State Coordination Group on HTA has also resolved to improve information sharing with drug developers to improve resource planning for EU-level joint clinical assessments.

Member states agree an approach to confidentiality for national consultations on joint clinical assessments (Shutterstock)
Key Takeaways
  • EU member states will follow a common approach to confidentiality when sharing information through their national consultations carried out under the Health Technology Assessment Regulation.
  • These consultations will determine each country’s needs relating to what should be reflected in the wider scoping process for EU-level joint clinical assessments (JCAs).
  • The common approach should give developers of medicines and other health technologies some clarity and help member states put confidentiality agreements in place.
  • Improved information sharing by developers is required to improve JCA resource planning.

EU member state authorities will adopt a common strategy to manage confidentiality when they conduct the national consultations necessary to prepare for the EU-level joint clinical assessments conducted under the...

The approach should bring more clarity for developers of drugs undergoing a JCA, said the Member State Coordination Group on HTA (HTACG), which coordinates the joint work carried out by...

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