Rare Disease Body Wants EU Legislative Overhaul To Address Orphan Definitions & Incentives
Executive Summary
Eurordis has welcomed some parts of the leaked proposals for overhauling the EU medicines legislation, but it has a number of concerns, including the future role of patient representatives if the European Medicines Agency’s committee structure is slimmed down as planned.
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