Issue 76 of the journal Cuadernos DF (Pharmaceutical Law Review) now available

Interruption of supply or the withdrawal of medicines from the market and competition rules. Henar González Durántez y Pilar Carrasco del Olmo   2021 versión of Pharmaceutical Industry Code  of Best Practices. Teresa Paz-Ares Rodríguez, Beatriz Cocina Arrieta y Nuria Porxas Roig   Regulatory framework aplicable to observational studies with medicines for human use foreseen […]

The withdrawal or interruption of medicine supply from a competition law perspective

interrupción del suministro de medicamentos

Recent investigations of the pharmaceutical sector by the competition authorities demonstrate a focus on examining a number of actions that could entail an interruption of supply or even the withdrawal of medicinal products from the market by pharmaceutical companies. Specifically, in the field of pharmaceutical law, the competition authorities have devoted particular attention to two […]

Vaccines in times of pandemic

On 19 January CEFI organised a seminar to deepen our understanding of vaccines in times of pandemic. Interest in the debate, reflected in the number of registrations (298) and the quality of the speakers, most of whom are at the forefront of work to provide a vaccine for the current health crisis, ensured the session […]

Vaccine debate at CEFI

Javier Díez Domingo FISABIO

Fascinating debate on vaccines with 266 registered participants and fantastic presentations by the speakers.

Two new issues of CEFI’s journal published

Two new issues of the journal published by CEFI are available: Cuadernos de Derecho Farmacéutico issue 75 (October-December 2020). Comunicaciones en Propiedad Industrial y Derecho de la Competencia issue 91 (September-December 2020).

Eventful days of regulation and legislation in the world of pharma and innovation

There have been some eventful days recently in terms of important pharmaceutical regulations and legislation: Community pharma strategy to which we dedicated a post on LinkedIn Proposal for a Data Governance Regulation. Re-use of certain public sector data, including health data, which is key to boosting biomedical research. RD on observational studies. Simplifying administrative procedures, […]

Global regulatory alignment on COVID-19 medicines and vaccines

Global action in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Joint statement by the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), supported by the Spanish Medicines and Health Products Agency (AEMPS), with regulatory agencies adopting a series of measures to promote alignment on regulatory processes across all countries. Global collaboration, […]

Expert analysis on data protection

In the next issue of the Comunicaciones journal, CEFI is pleased to count on the expert opinion of Jesús Rubí Navarrete, Deputy Director of the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) and Rafael Garcia Gozalo, Executive Advisor and Head of the AEPD’s International Division, as they analyse the Guideline on the use of cookies in light […]

Improving access to therapeutic innovation

Natividad Calvente Cestafe, Director of Innovation, Training and Institutional Relations at the General Council of Pharmaceutical Associations contributes to a monographic issue of the journal Cuadernos de Derecho Farmacéutico [Pharmaceutical Law Review] with a magnificent article on early access to therapeutic innovation, which is one of the greatest challenges faced by health systems and the […]

La Fundación CEFI presenta sus alegaciones al Proyecto de Orden de precios de referencia 2020

El sistema de precios de referencia y las sucesivas ordenes anuales de precios de referencia pretenden contribuir a la sostenibilidad del SNS. También deben fomentar el justo equilibrio entre innovador-genérico/biosimilar, la competencia y la competitividad en el mercado farmacéutico y sanitario. Las decisiones en materia de precios deben responder a una situación real de mercado, […]