Room for improvement in draft medicines policy, says Medicines Australia
Australia’s National Medicines Policy (NMP) Review started in August 2021 but was paused until after the Federal Election to allow stakeholders more time to provide feedback.
Commenting on the situation, Elizabeth de Somer, chief executive of trade group Medicines Australia, said the new draft of the NMP – which was released under the new Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler – is an improvement from the original draft.
"The NMP must remain future-fit and set us up for the innovative medicines and treatments that are just on the horizon"“The latest draft of the National Medicines Policy is strides ahead of the previous version and shows the Committee and Minister have heard the concerns of key stakeholders including the medicines industry, health experts and patients,” she said.
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