Pharmaceutical Market

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Health 11-06-2024

Swedish medicines regulator seeks stronger mandate to combat drug shortages

Est. 5min

The Swedish Medical Products Agency is seeking a new mandate to address drug shortages. It wants to take charge of redistributing critical medicines to pharmacies and setting up a stock-based situational awareness system.

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Health 11-06-2024

Hungarian hospitals drowning in debt, suppliers risk bankruptcy, services compromised

Est. 6min

Hospitals in Hungary are sounding alarm as rising debts restrict operations, with officials reporting there are very few medical interventions for which the available funding provides sufficient financial coverage.

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Health 11-06-2024

Warsaw reallocates drug production funds, provokes pharma industry criticism

Est. 4min

The Polish government has reallocated €139.5 million from the National Recovery Plan to support the zero-emission economy. The move upset the Polish pharmaceutical sector as the funds were originally intended for drug production.

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Health 11-06-2024

Belgium’s fragmented healthcare system facing reorganisation

Est. 5min

Belgium's political landscape is undergoing a reshuffle, raising critical questions about how the new Belgian government will address the fragmented state of healthcare. Re-federalisation of the healthcare system is an idea gaining traction.

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Health 11-06-2024

New Czech Medicines Act takes force, boosting pharma efficency, tackling shortages

Est. 5min

Czechia has enforced new legislation since 1 June aimed at reducing the impact of drug shortages on patients while enhancing the efficiency of the pharmaceutical market.

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Health 11-06-2024

Whooping cough on the rise in Sweden

Est. 5min

Whooping cough incidence in Sweden is on the rise. The Swedish chief epidemiologist advises parents to keep their babies away from people with cold symptoms - similar trends are now seen in other parts of Europe.

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Health 06-06-2024

Belgian parties seek pharma revamp focused on talent, innovation, and digital transformation

Est. 6min

The future of Belgium’s pharmaceutical industry is under scrutiny as competition challenges Belgian success. Leading Belgian politicians discussed revamping pharma's road map in a recent conversation with Euractiv.

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Health 06-06-2024

Slovak candidates contest EU health vision, pharma package central to concerns

Est. 5min

As Slovak voters go to the polls candidates are fighting for Slovakia's 15 MEP seats with substantially different visions of how EU health legislation should be directed - the EU Pharma Package is central to current concerns.

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Health 04-06-2024

Salary conflict shakes Bulgarian health system

Est. 5min

Bulgarian hospitals have warned the government that it risks mass bankruptcies in the health sector if mandatory salary increases are imposed for health staff.

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Health 04-06-2024

Polish pharma employers urge candidates ‘commit to European Vaccination Strategy’

Est. 5min

Poland's pharma employers are using the EU elections to push Polish candidates to commit to implementing the European Vaccination Strategy for 2024-2029. 

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Health 04-06-2024

Belgian politicians raise concerns on pharma regulatory data protection change

Est. 5min

In its last stretch, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU is discussing regulatory data protection (RDP) for medicinal products. The goal is to balance pharmaceutical innovation with timely patient access across the EU.

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Health 04-06-2024

Slovak European election candidates split on EU’s health role

Est. 5min

As Slovakia edges towards the European elections, candidates are split on the EU's role in health but agree on the importance of the EU’s increased strategic autonomy.

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Health 29-05-2024

Belgium and the Netherlands lead push for need-driven research priorities involving patients

Est. 5min

Belgium and the Netherlands are pushing for a need-driven research model prioritising society's requirements, with an emphasis on addressing unmet medical needs, Belgium is viewed as setting the stage for future presidencies.

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Health 29-05-2024

Focus on national competence and drug prices in EU pharma package, says Bulgaria

Est. 4min

Bulgaria’s updated position paper on the revision of the EU's pharmaceutical legislation underlines the importance of national competence and focuses on access to new medicines for citizens of poorer countries.

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Health 28-05-2024

Hungary’s assisted dying laws under presidential consideration

Est. 5min

Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok is considering legalising euthanasia in Hungary by granting pardons to people assisting in the death of incurable patients.

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Health 28-05-2024

Czech healthcare workers secure major pay raise, concerns remain

Est. 4min

The Czech Health Ministry has circulated a draft law to urgently reform the salaries of healthcare workers and doctors, in a move to address long-standing remuneration issues and doctors' protests.

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Health 28-05-2024

Poland needs better vaccine decision-making, planning and finance

Est. 5min

Poland's vaccination finance decision-making process is being scrutinised by a specialised team of experts, comparing their methodology to European standards and identifying areas for improvement.

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Health 28-05-2024

Belgium developing new class of antibiotics, but incentives and market support needed

Est. 5min

The pipeline of new antibiotics to curb the antimicrobial resistance crisis remains inadequate. Belgium is developing a new antibiotic class, but success depends on securing vital support and incentives. 

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Health 28-05-2024

Sweden sees AMR rising, compliance impacted by healthcare crisis

Est. 4min

Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise, prompting the Swedish government to invite the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the European Commission to review Sweden’s AMR strategy.

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Health 28-05-2024

Dutch drugs association wants clear, predictable reimbursement procedures from pharma package

Est. 5min

The Dutch innovative medicines association, VIG, says amendments to the pharmaceutical legislation adopted by the European Parliament aren't enough to ease concerns.

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Health 21-05-2024

Poland’s medical innovation advances despite ongoing challenges, report shows

Est. 4min

Polish medical innovation has seen improvements, yet significant challenges remain, according to the latest Access GAP data, with access to innovative therapies and diagnostics increasing.

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Health 21-05-2024

Czech clinical trials lead with 40% increase in cancer drug studies

Est. 5min

In Czechia, new data shows over 16,000 patients have been included in the research efforts for new drugs and vaccines, with clinical trials most frequently focusing on oncology and immunology.

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Health 21-05-2024

Swedish neurologists warn ALS patients may have to self-pay for new gene therapy

Est. 6min

Swedish doctors fear Swedish patients may have to pay out-of-pocket for a treatment that targets a genetic cause of the neurodegenerative disease ALS. European authorities will decide this spring whether the drug can be marketed in Europe.

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Health 21-05-2024

Pharma industry fears Bulgarian political crisis could hurt negotiations

Est. 5min

The Bulgarian pharmaceutical industry fears that the country's political crisis could negatively impact the protection of national interests during the negotiations on the new European pharmaceutical legislation.

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