European Industry Proposes Incentive To Develop New Antimicrobials
EFPIA Urges Care Over Definition Of ‘Unmet Medical Need’
Executive Summary
With proposals for an overhaul of the EU medicines legislation due at the end of this year, EFPIA has published its formal response to the European Commission’s consultation with suggestions for facilitating new antibiotic development, testing new regulatory approaches to novel medicines, and tackling medicine shortages.
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