Brussels, 24/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - Nikiforos Diamandouros has welcomed the decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to divulge documents concerning the adverse effects of medicines.
An Irish citizen whose son committed suicide after taking an acne treatment asked in April 2008 for access to reports on the suspected adverse effects of a drug used in the treatment of severe forms of acne. The EMEA initially refused, arguing that the transparency rules of the EU did not apply to...