EMA and FDA comparison shows faster, and higher, approval rates in the US

According to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine, which compared drug approval times in the US and Europe from 2011 to 2015, the US Food and...

American medical supply management provider to support European hospital pharmacists

Omnicell, a California-based company specialising in medication dispensing automation, has pledged an unrestricted grant to the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) to aid hospital pharmacy advancement.  The aim...

European pharmaceutical organisations join forces to tackle drug shortages.

An impressive group of European Associations representing manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers of medicinal products, as well as pharmacists and hospitals, have all banded together to issue a joint statement...

Politics and European pharmaceuticals – the impacts of 2016

The effects of Brexit have been discussed widely, and continue to unfold.  The latest big news to hit the headlines in the pharmaceutical industry is of the potential threat...

Major European-based study shows important advances in the understanding of the genetics of blood pressure.

New genes have been identified that have a critical effect on the control of blood pressure levels and hypertension.  This latest information, provided by studies led by the Queen...

Importance of the battle against antimicrobial resistance continues to increase throughout Europe

Experts across the globe have warned of the perils of ignoring the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) but many European healthcare leaders have continued to ignore the warnings.  However,...