News from the Danish Medicines Agency
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Danish Medicines Agency to help build better drug regulatory authorities in low- and middle-income countries
| 14 March 2019 |
Today, the Danish Medicines Agency signed an agreement with WHO to help build up drug regulatory authorities in low- and middle-income countries, including Africa.
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Public consultation on electronic package leaflets and summaries of product characteristics across the EU
| 12 March 2019 |
What should the package leaflets and labels of medicines for citizens and the summaries of product characteristics for healthcare professionals look like in the future? A public consultation on key principles about this has been launched throughout the EU, with comments to be submitted by 31 July.
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Vaginal mesh from Bard removed from the EU markets
| 12 March 2019 |
The company Bard has decided to stop the sale of vaginal mesh implants on the markets in the EU. The decision is based on commercial reasons according to Bard.
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New EU report on big data paves the way for action
| 01 March 2019 |
A taskforce on big data in the pharmaceutical area, the HMA-EMA Joint Big Data Taskforce, has just published its first report. The report offers a definition of big data and several recommendations for European authorities that regulate medicines and medical devices.