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How to improve European citizens' access to independent and comparative health information (March 2010)

11 concrete proposals to improve European citizens' access to independent and comparative health information. Read on...
 

Paris, 11 March 2010

11 concrete proposals to improve European citizens' access to independent and comparative health information.

European citizens deserve better than direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA), under the guise of "direct-toconsumer information" (DTCI).

Our 11 concrete proposals are presented as 6 key points:

  • Put an end to the confusion of roles
  • Promote independent health information on health determinants
  • Promote independent comparative information, tailored to each patient
  • Improve the transparency of drug regulatory agencies at national and European levels (Member states and European Medicines Agency)
  • Improve the readability, quality and availability of packaging elements to improve patient safety (enforcement of articles 59 and 86 of Directive 2001/83/EC consolidated) 
  • Encourage public health literacy, notably through direct-patient reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs)

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©Medicines in Europe Forum 11 March 2010