Parliament is calling on the European Union to improve access to medicines, including paediatric, orphan and generic medicines. In a non-legislative resolution adopted on Thursday 2 March, which reiterates the conclusions of the Council (see EUROPE 11574), MEPs presented a variety of options to tackle issues such as research and innovation, competition and transparency.
Soledad Cabezon Ruiz (S&D, Spain), who drafted the resolution, explained, “Medicines are not a consumer good. This is a...