Proposed controls threaten EU drug trade

Article reports that drug distributors who arbitrage the price differences across the European Union could see their €4bn a year trade severely curtailed under proposed legislation set to be unveiled by the European Commission later in October 2008.

European Association of Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies http://www.eaepc.org/

ESO: Background information: EU to review drugs rules amid concern about fakes http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-to-review-drugs-rules-amid-concern-about-fakes/

EFPIA: Press Release, 7.10.08: Counterfeit medicines - Report urges no compromise and no concession of principle in maintaining patient safety http://www.efpia.eu/Content/Default.asp?PageID=559&DocID=5563

European Commission: DG Enterprise and Industry: Pharmaceuticals http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/pharmaceuticals/index_en.htm

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