[e-drug] Analysing pharmaceutical policy in Europe

["Lambert Marie" <Marie.Lambert@kce.fgov.be>]

E-DRUG: Analysing pharmaceutical policy in Europe
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Dear e-druggers

We are in the process of preparing our research programme for next year - we have to propose topics. I would like to study the pharmaceutical policy in Belgium and compare it with other countries -  but I do not know how to get started. I would like for instance to compare the number of specialties on the market, (I expect it is very high here) and the procedures of getting a drug on the market.

Would you have any reference (I kind of remember an article comparing figures across European countries, but cannot find the exact
reference)   

Or any suggestion for a 'conceptual framework' - how do you approach this topic? 

Thanks for your help - 

Marie-Laurence 

Marie-Laurence Lambert, MD, PhD
KCE
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