EAHP EU Monitor 05 November 2012
The EAHP EU Monitor is a weekly round up of news relevant to hospital pharmacy in Europe.
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European Medicines Agency launches pharmacovigilance review of diclofenac-containing medicines
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Pharma industry suggest proposals to resolve medicines supply threat in Greece
EFPIA, the principal trade association for pharmaceutical companies in Europe, has made a proposal to cap the total amount the government of Greece pays for its medicines in a bid to resolve a crisis that is jeopardizing the supply of drugs to hospitals and patients. According to reports from Reuters news agency, EFPIA has suggested that in exchange for a ceiling on outpatient pharmaceutical expenditure of 2.88 billion euros in 2012, the government in Greece should then commit to pay all outstanding debts and prevent further arrears from building up. Other pharmaceutical stability agreements have already been agreed in Portugal, Ireland and Belgium, and it is thought the model could be extended to other European countries in future. More information here: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-greece-pharmaceuticals-idUKBRE8A40AL20121105 |
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EJHP: EAHP Survey 2010 on Production and Quality Assurance
The latest EJHP article analysing the results of the EAHP 2010 survey of hospital pharmacy practice across Europe was published this week. The article focuses on production and quality assurance issues. Contributed by Dr. Roberto Frontini, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, and President of the EAHP, the article looks at such issues as:
The full article is available here: http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/early/2012/11/02/ejhpharm-2012-000243.full |