Trade groups call for pharma legislation reforms to support medicine access in CEE

16 November 2022
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Access to therapies used to treat major chronic diseases remains particularly limited in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Off patent medicines are often the first opportunity for patients to access the essential medicines they need, says Medicines for Europe, the trade body representing bakers of biosimilar and generic drugs.

Across Europe, skyrocketing inflation (+ 9%) and steep rises in the price of energy, raw materials (+50-160%) and transportation (up to 500%) are massively increasing costs for manufacturers.

At the same time, rigid pricing policies force down the price of essential medicines to unsustainable levels, threatening their availability.

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