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The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has given the thumbs up to the 10 countries slated to join the European Union (E.U.) in May, although some of them still have a lot of improvements to make.
The European Commission (E.C.) this week clarified its rules for the parallel drug trade — a practice that drugmakers say costs the industry $5.6 billion in annual sales.
Australia and New Zealand have modified existing advertising rules to make devicemakers prove comparative and other boastful claims about their products.
With a pool of cheap yet highly skilled scientists, and a new patent law coming into force next year, India could become one of the top pharmaceutical manufacturing centers in the world, experts say.
European trade officials have told several European countries to loosen their importation laws that restrict low-priced drugs from entering their borders — a move that drugmakers argue will hurt their sales.
Generic drugmakers may find tougher business conditions overseas as U.S. negotiators forge free-trade deals that strengthen drug patent rules and weaken price control schemes in regions such as the Middle East, Central America and the South Pacific.
The European Parliament last month voted to give brand firms up to 11 years of exclusivity on products before they would have to face generic competition, a move that European generic drug advocates say could delay generic entry but will also provide for a more efficient regulatory system.
As U.K. health regulators announce plans to increase scrutiny of antidepressant use and possible adverse reactions in adults as well as young people, industry observers do not expect the new study to affect profits.
Aventis’ Optipen Pro insulin pen injection system has generated more than 1,000 technical complaints in the U.K., prompting the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to issue an alert.