EU drugs and medicines agencies amend working arrangement today in light of recent legislation

The exchange of information on new psychoactive substances and abused medicines was enhanced on 7 September 2012, thanks to an amended working arrangement signed in Lisbon by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

The arrangement updates that signed by the agencies in 2010 and furthers cooperation between them. It was drawn up in the light of newly applied EU legislation on pharmacovigilance designed to strengthen Europe’s system for medicines safety. The legislation was adopted in 2010 and applies from 2 July 2012.

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EMDCCD: Fact Sheet: No.7, 2012 (7.9.12): EU drugs and medicines agencies amend working arrangement today in light of recent legislation http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/attachements.cfm/att_185262_EN_FactSheet7.pdf

EMA: News, 7.9.12: European Medicines Agency enhances cooperation with EU drug-monitoring agency on psychoactive and abused medicines http://www.emea.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp?curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2012/09/news_detail_001596.jsp&mid=WC0b01ac058004d5c1

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