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PRESS RELEASE: 24 April 2008

BIOSIMILAR MEDICINES – DEVELOPING MARKET PATHWAYS
THAT BENEFIT PATIENTS IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

EGA Director General Greg Perry congratulated industry and EU medicines regulatory authorities today for further consolidating and developing the EU’s rigorously scientific “biosimilar thinking” during 2007.

PRESS RELEASE: 20 March 2008

THE EGA WELCOMES COMMISSION PROPOSAL AGAINST COUNTERFEITING OF MEDICINES — KEY ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES HIGHLIGHTED

The EGA considers the key proposals to be well designed to target the genuine problems underlying the counterfeiting of medicines.

PRESS RELEASE: 31 January 2008

EGA REITERATES LACK OF RESOURCES FOR NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AS MAJOR BARRIER TO NEW GENERIC MEDICINES

The EGA has reiterated its plea to the National Medicines Authorities to resolve their issues of resources to ensure the rapid and efficient approval of new generic medicines.

PRESS RELEASE: 16 January 2008

EUROPEAN COMMISSION INQUIRY INTO COMPETITION IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR

EGA NEWS: 29 November 2007

Japanese Genereric Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Joins IGPA

Mr Hiroyuki Sawai accepts membership during the 10th Annual IGPA Conference in Miami.
 

PRESS RELEASE: 21 November 2007

PUBLIC INFORMATION LAUNCHED ON BIOSIMILAR MEDICINES

The European Generic medicines Association (EGA) launched its handbook on biosimilar medicines today in Brussels.
 

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EGA Publications

EGA PUBLICATION: March 2008

EGA Conference highlights [260 Kb]

“The EGA and EU Medicines Authorities Vow Joint Effort to Develop Greater Regulatory Efficiency for Generic Medicines”
• Regulatory & Scientific Affairs
• Pharmacovigilance Forum
• Legal Affairs Forum

EGA PUBLICATION: September 2006

EGA FOCUS on Generic Medicines No. 5 [750 Kb]

• Missing Out on Generic Savings? • EGA in the Pharma Forum
• Real Rewards for Real Innovation

EGA PUBLICATION: April 2006

EGA FOCUS on Generic Medicines No. 4 [1 Mb]

• KUL Report on Measures to Promote Generics • Patent Linkage
• Biosimilars: Access to Medicines and EU Competitiveness

EGA PUBLICATION: November 2005

EGA FOCUS on Generic Medicines No. 3 [1 Mb]

• Pricing & Reimbursement • Ensuring Quality, Safety & Efficacy
• New Medicines Legislation • Generics for Afghanistan

EGA PUBLICATION: February 2005

EGA FOCUS on Generic Medicines No. 2 [700 Kb]

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• Fractured Markets • Sustainable Healthcare • Compulsory Licensing

EGA PUBLICATION: December 2004

EGA FOCUS on Generic Medicines No. 1 [700 Kb]

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• Paediatric Medicines • Generic Competition • Biogenerics

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