Brussels, 04/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is preparing a new initiative on medicines policy and competitiveness in the pharmaceutical industry. In an interview with the Financial times on 4 November, European Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou said pharmaceutical companies should consider making vital drugs more affordable for poorer EU countries by overhauling pricing mechanisms: 'There is this whole issue of cheaper drugs for poorer European countries. We have a...