VERHEUGEN QUESTIONNAIRE
October 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE INCOMING industry Commissioner of the European Union (EU) has promised to investigate "alternative approaches aimed at promoting innovation" in the EU pharmaceutical sector. Such reforms would follow "deliberations on pricing and reimbursement methods" said Germany's Günter Verheugen in a note to the European Parliament. However he said he would consolidate existing new pharmaceutical legislation rather than develop comprehensive reforms, ensuring the "correct application" of the package of laws approved this March, including the ...
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