More transparency on medicine pricing called for by EU parliamentarians
More transparency and precise time limits for decision-making on pricing and reimbursement of medicines are needed to improve patients' access to affordable treatments and prevent barriers to getting medicines to market, said Environment and Public Health Committee Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voting on the Transparency Directive 2012/0035(COD) in the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee draft legislation on Tuesday.
"EU member states have full competence to decide on pricing and reimbursement of medicines, but it is essential to guarantee minimum transparency requirements throughout the Union, not only to avoid unfair practices and market barriers but also to ensure an effective access to affordable medicines for millions of patients," said rapporteur Antonyia Parvanova (ALDE, BG).
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