New EFPIA leadership seeks to alter incoming pharma reforms

26 June 2023

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The newly-elected presidency team of Europe’s leading trade body has met to discuss the industry’s growing concern over the impact of proposed changes to pharmaceutical legislation in the region.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has previously suggested the changes amount to a “sabotage” of the industry.

Lawmakers in Europe want to introduce a shorter period of exclusivity for novel medicines and other changes such as a voucher system for new antibiotics and a simpler regulatory submission process.

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