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Civil Society Calls on Members of the European Parliament to Condemn ACTA

Press Statement | 26 March 2012 | PDF Joint Statement Health Action International (HAI) Europe, Oxfam, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) call on EU parliamentarians…

Civil Society Calls on Members of the European Parliament to Condemn ACTA

Press Statement | 26 March 2012 | PDF Joint Statement Health Action International (HAI) Europe, Oxfam, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) call on EU parliamentarians…

Divide and Conquer: A look behind the scenes of the EU pharmaceutical industry lobby

Policy Report | March 2012 | Download PDF Executive Summary This report surveyed the entries made by pharmaceutical companies and their representatives in the EU’s lobby Transparency Register to find out how…

Divide and Conquer: A look behind the scenes of the EU pharmaceutical industry lobby

Policy Report | March 2012 | Download PDF Executive Summary This report surveyed the entries made by pharmaceutical companies and their representatives in the EU’s lobby Transparency Register to find out how…

Unlocking the Mysteries of Access to Clinical Trials Data in the EU

Presentation | 2012 | Download PDF Presented by Katrina Perehudoff in 2012. Read more…

Unlocking the Mysteries of Access to Clinical Trials Data in the EU

Presentation | 2012 | Download PDF Presented by Katrina Perehudoff in 2012. Read more…

DG Trade State of Play reveals EU's ambitions for IP protection in FTAs

The EU will not be changing its aggressive approach to IP protection in bilateral trade agreements, according to the updates that representatives from the European Commission gave at a State…

Drop in Pay-for-Delay Good for Access to Medicines in Europe

Press Statement | 8 July 2011 | PDF This week the European Commission revealed a fall in problematic medicines patent settlements. This is good news for public health because intentional…

Drop in Pay-for-Delay Good for Access to Medicines in Europe

Press Statement | 8 July 2011 | PDF This week the European Commission revealed a fall in problematic medicines patent settlements. This is good news for public health because intentional…

Uso Racional: La influencia de la publicidad en el uso del medicamento

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Presentation | June 2011 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Presented by Teresa Alves in Valencia, June 2011 Read more… [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Statement on EU India and EU Mercosur Free-Trade Negotiations

Press Statement | 18 March 2011 | PDF All eyes are on the European Union (EU)-India trade agreement, and the repercussions it will have on access to medicines in India and…

Statement on EU India and EU Mercosur Free-Trade Negotiations

Press Statement | 18 March 2011 | PDF All eyes are on the European Union (EU)-India trade agreement, and the repercussions it will have on access to medicines in India and…

Medicines pay-for-delay back under the microscope

Press Statement | 21 January 2011 | PDF Patent settlements come under scrutiny with the European Commission launching a second monitoring exercise. These pay-for-delay settlements can prevent people from accessing the…

21 January 2011

Medicines pay-for-delay back under the microscope

Press Statement | 21 January 2011 | PDF Patent settlements come under scrutiny with the European Commission launching a second monitoring exercise. These pay-for-delay settlements can prevent people from accessing the…

21 January 2011

EU Citizens Get a Voice in Pharmacovigilance

Press Statement | 30 September 2010 | PDF The monitoring of medicines safety in the Europe Union (EU) took a step forward following last week’s approval by Parliament of the…

30 September 2010

EU Citizens Get a Voice in Pharmacovigilance

Press Statement | 30 September 2010 | PDF The monitoring of medicines safety in the Europe Union (EU) took a step forward following last week’s approval by Parliament of the…

30 September 2010

Report exposes how Big Pharma has hijacked EU-India trade deal

The livelihoods of millions of patients are at risk under the terms of a new trade deal being negotiated by the EU and India which has been hijacked by big…

2 September 2010

Comprender la promoción farmacéutica y responder a ella: Una guía práctica

Los medicamentos son esenciales para lograr o mantener la salud, pero es fundamental que se utilicen de manera racional. Si un paciente necesita tratamiento farmacológico, tiene que recibir el medicamento…

Understanding & Responding to Pharmaceutical Promotion: A Practical Guide

Medicines can play a crucial role in the attainment or maintenance of health but it is vital that they are used rationally. If a patient needs treatment, he or she…

Understanding & Responding to Pharmaceutical Promotion: A Practical Guide

Medicines can play a crucial role in the attainment or maintenance of health but it is vital that they are used rationally. If a patient needs treatment, he or she…

Direct Patient Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions

The European Parliament is now discussing changes to the legislation on pharmacovigilance systems, which Member States will then adopt to harmonize national adverse events systems. An important change to the…

HAI hosts essay competition for students

Health Action International (HAI) Europe is sponsoring an essay competition open to residents in Europe who are in, or have completed, full-time highereducation in the last eight years. The essay…

Finnish study: Drug companies see added value of patient group sponsorship

Finnish researchers E. Hemminki, H.K. Toiviainen, and L. Vuorenkoski reported that drug companies see patient group sponsorship as a means to inform patients about their products and to move their…

European Medicines’ Policy Where it Belongs

Press Statement | 30 November 2009 | PDF We welcome the news confirmed at the end of last week that pharmaceutical products and medical devices will be moved from the competence…

30 November 2009

Unbiased medicines’ information: European best practices

Presentation | November 2009 | Download PDF Presented by Teresa Leonardo Alves in Poland, November 2009. Read more…

22 November 2009

Unbiased medicines’ information: European best practices

Presentation | November 2009 | Download PDF Presented by Teresa Leonardo Alves in Poland, November 2009. Read more…

22 November 2009

Wyzwanie dla niezależnej informacji: dyrektywa w sprawie informowania pacjentów

Presentation | November 2009 | Download PDF Presented by Teresa Leonardo Alves in Poland, November 2009. Read more…

1 November 2009

Wyzwanie dla niezależnej informacji: dyrektywa w sprawie informowania pacjentów

Presentation | November 2009 | Download PDF Presented by Teresa Leonardo Alves in Poland, November 2009. Read more…

1 November 2009

Understanding and Responding to Pharmaceutical Promotion: A Practical Guide

Presentation | 2009 | Download PDF Presented by Lisa Hayes in Jakarta, October 2009. Read more…

Understanding and Responding to Pharmaceutical Promotion: A Practical Guide

Presentation | 2009 | Download PDF Presented by Lisa Hayes in Jakarta, October 2009. Read more…