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EU publishes proposed drug laws overhaul, seting up tussle with industry

Wed, 26th Apr 2023 14:12

Reforms will be biggest changes to EU's medical laws in 20 years

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EU says new incentives system will improve access to medicines

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Pharma industry warns it will invest and innovate elsewhere

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Patient groups cheer win for people against big pharma

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Brussels on Wednesday published a long-awaited draft of its proposed overhaul of laws governing the European Union's pharmaceuticals industry, setting up a tussle with drugmakers which warn they will invest and innovate elsewhere.

The biggest overhaul of existing medical laws in two decades is aimed at ensuring all Europeans have access to both innovative new treatments and generic drugs, and ending huge divergences in access and price between countries, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told reporters after publication.

There were few major changes in the proposal from the draft reviewed by Reuters earlier this month, except for details of changes to protections before generic versions of drugs enter the market.

The Commission proposes to cut the length of basic market exclusivity that drugmakers get before generics can enter the market to eight from 10 years.

But it also offers a sweetener for companies: they get two more years of protection if they launch their new medicines in all 27 member states within two years.

Kyriakides said the new incentives system "would provide access to new medicines to around 70 million more citizens compared to today".

Patient and consumer groups generally cheered the proposals. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) called them "a great win for people across the EU" because of the changes to what it sees as a too-generous incentives system for industry.

Following publication, the European Parliament, Commission and member states will now thrash out final details of the law, which could take years.

The Commission hopes the reforms will create a "single European market for medicines", while preserving Europe's attractiveness for pharmaceutical investment, Kyriakides added.

But industry, from big companies including Bayer to biotech firms, say the reforms will have the opposite effect and result in Europe missing out on the newest treatments.

Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen said in a statement on Wednesday that "the proposals are poison for innovation and competitiveness in Europe." GSK said the EU must "regulate for growth and competitiveness" because companies "have choices on where our capital and resources are focused".

The reforms also aim to prevent drug shortages like those seen this winter with critical antibiotics by requiring companies to notify the EU of possible supply issues earlier. And they aim to streamline the EU's drug regulator to speed up the time it takes for new treatments to be approved.

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