European pharma industry reacts to report on off-label drug use

3 March 2017

Three major trade federations representing pharmaceutical companies in Europe have welcomed the findings reached by a European Commission (EC) study into off-label use of pharmaceutical products.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), The European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs (EUCOPE) and EuropaBio also jointly call for policy measures that preserve patients’ safety and the integrity of the EU regulatory regime.

The EC report acknowledges that off-label use can have a financial motivation that extends beyond pure therapeutic need. Reacting to this, the industry said:

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