Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten
Reihe: Pharmaceuticals Policy and Law
ISBN: 978-1-60750-702-4
Verlag: IOS Press
In 2008, the European Commission adopted a Communication and three legislative proposals with the objective of ensuring that the citizens of Europe would increasingly be able to benefit from a competitive industry generating safe, innovative and affordable medicines. But the effective research, production and marketing chain which is the first responsibility of government and other actors is complex and if governments continue to focus only on the final price of medicines, neglecting their responsibility to foster a climate where research and innovation can flourish, the population will suffer as a result. Medicinal products are a basic tool to increase quality of life and life expectancy. The cost of such products should not be seen as expenditure, but as an investment in the human capital of health and well being.
This book addresses issues currently of concern to the European pharmaceutical industry. Among the subjects it explores are: counterfeit medicines; the harmonization of regulatory standards; labels, leaflets and packaging; monopoly in the pharmaceutical sector and the role of the pharmacist in determining therapy costs.