ESIP reacts to the political agreement on the EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation (Press Release)
The European Social Insurance Platform (ESIP), representing statutory social and health insurance institutions in the EU, takes note of the political agreement reached today on the reform of the EU general pharmaceutical legislation.
‘As statutory social and health insurers, our role is to secure sustainable access to effective medicines. The agreement on the pharmaceutical package contains important safeguards, such as the cap on regulatory protection and a strengthened Bolar exemption that can help preserve competition and protect public budgets. At the same time, some of the new incentive tools, including transferable exclusivity vouchers, will require careful implementation and monitoring” says Anne-Claire Le Bodic, ESIP President.