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12/04/2022at 12:55

Pharma lobby pledges to launch drugs on EU markets no later than two years after approval

European regional differences are too large in regard to the time it takes for drugs to reach individual EU countries post approval, says European lobby organization EFPIA, which is launching a new initiative to reduce inequalities in the area.
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by andreas lønstrup, translated by daniel pedersen

On Monday, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), which represents pharmaceutical firms across Europe, has made a pledge to ”reduce inequalities in patient access to medicines across Europe,” the organization has announced in a press release, as reported by Endpoints News.

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